Pictures from Bellingham, Washington

Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

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We are on our way to Chicago.  Yes, Chicago.  Yet another plane problem, this time a leak that prevented us from flying to Dallas and caused our flight plans to change.  Given that we have been in five states in the last three days, I am a little tired of flying.

Last night I spoke at the Logos lecture series.  My lecture was on “Jesus and Comedy” and you can listen to it on the Logos site (http://www.logos.com).  The entire day was a much more typical day for Seattle.  While Sunday had been sunny and clear (you can see that in the pictures) Monday was cold and raining.  Despite that kind of weather, or maybe because of it, a few people came out to hear the lecture.

I was incredibly impressed with Logos, both as a business and as a ministry.  It is one of the, if not the finest Christian ministries I have ever seen.  It was on of CT’s top 50 Christian workplaces last year, and I can certainly see why.  From the cappuccino machine to the laid back atmosphere, everyone seemed to be having a good time, but getting a lot of work done.

The new products that will be coming out soon are going to be fantastic.  I saw some Greek New Testament stuff that had me drooling.  I can’t wait until I can use it in the classroom to help students understand some of the discourse structure of the New Testament.  It is going to help second year Greek students (and even those who haven’t had the opportunity to study Greek) use the tools in a much, much more effective way in understanding the text.

One of the things that I tell students is that if they are going to be in the ministry, they can buy Logos software now or later, but that they are foolish if they do not buy it.  I have only been using the software for about a year and it has saved me hours upon hours of time each week in preparation.  I am at the point now that I cannot imagine being without it.  This may sound like I am shilling for Logos, but I pay for the software just like everyone else, and I am glad to do so.  It is a godsend to a busy professor or pastor.

I am glad to be headed back to West Palm, despite the fact that I am now only 35,000 feet high and about half way between Seattle and Chicago.  I am not a big fan of travel, but this has been a very nice trip despite the airplane difficulties.  It gave Cindy and me a chance to get away as well as giving me a chance to see just what an incredible organization Logos really is.

I am now back at Knox, after arriving home last night at about midnight.  Here are a few photos from Bellingham, taken by my good friend Kendell Stellfox who was the greatest tour guide/taxi in the world while we were in town.  Kendell is a former Knox student and a great guy who now works as a representative for Logos.  Take my word for this; the photos cannot do the beauty of this area any justice.