Today we had some of our house measured to have carpet installed. The fellow that came out to do it was of the opinion that the King James translation of the scripture was the only accurate translation. He had beliefs about some of the ways that America itself has pushed God into turning His back on us. Some of the things he said were certainly true and others I was baffled by.

Why do we prefer one translation over another? For the word-for-word accuracy, for the accuracy of meaning, or just for the readability? Is one style of preference better than another? For those of us who aren’t able to read Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek, should we just always have several versions that we compare? Does it cause further confusion to unbelievers or some division among believers for us to use different translations? Are new English translations of the bible just part of the capitalist movement of our world or are they valuable in other ways as well?

It has only been a week since we closed on our house, but we’ve gotten a lot done. Monday, Matt helped us move our stuff from the old house into the new. Tuesday we got utilities turned on and I started working on plumbing. Wednesday and Thursday we scraped and sanded walls, I gave up on soldering the copper downstairs and put in a compression valve. On Friday a bunch of very helpful students came and tore up carpet, primed a couple rooms, tore out a wall and pulled out staples for hours. Over the weekend we got a lot of painting done and put in a new side door.

It sounds like we have gotten a lot done but it sure doesn’t feel like it. Tara’s folks have been putting in a lot of time helping with any aspect they can which has been VERY helpful. Various people have been watching Leah for us and advising as we make decisions on what things must be fixed. Our friend Mr. Palmer just fixed a couple sizable holes in our roof and has been very helpful throughout the house selling/buying process. It has really been so amazing to have everyones help.

Still so much to do. Call me up, send me an email or leave a comment here if you can help and wouldn’t mind food and drink as payment.

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I could have made so much more money… what was I thinking being honest?

Due to a recent request, a more Leah-ish picture of Leah…

You’re right, it has been way too long since I posted a picture of Leah, so here she is.

[DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN LOST]

Ten points, a gold star and a thumbs up to the first commenter who correctly guesses the name of the group that wrote the song that the title of this post vaguely references.

More points, gold stars and thumbs up if you get the reference to points, gold stars and thumbs up.