• Mood: contemplative
• Music: Mac McCaughan 'Non-Believers'

each one of us shall be in eternity whatever we make of ourselves in this world

It is 7:33 PM Thursday evening in the flow. It has been a long day for us, but we continue to march towards the finish line. "Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" Hebrews 12:1,2.

We left for Grand Rapids this morning around 10:30 AM. When we got into Grand Rapids we stopped at my favorite Christian bookstore Eerdmans Bookstore. At this wonderful Christian bookstore I picked up these three books for our library-

"Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission" by Michael J. Gorman

"Galatians And Christian Theology: Justification, the Gospel, and Ethics in Paul's Letters" Edited By Mark W. Elliott, Scott J. Hafemann, N.T. Wright & John Frederick

"Sanctification: Explorations In Theology And Practice" Edited By Kelly M. Kapic

After visiting Eerdmans Bookstore we drove to Meijer Gardens and walked around the garden for a couple of hours. After visiting Meijer Gardens we drove over to Rose's Restaurant for lunch. We got to Rose's around 2 o'clock PM and had a nice meal. After our nice lunch we went over to East Grand Rapids Public Library to look at their used books. I found two used books at this public library-

"Destiny And Desire" a novel by Carlos Fuentes

"Vanessa Bell" a biography by Frances Spalding

We were back home around 4 o'clock PM. I laid down for an hour and now I am getting ready for the evening hours. Existence keeps speeding by.