After a very short four weeks at home, I am en route to Kenya again. On this trip, I will teach Elements of Greek and Exegesis at Africa Theological Seminary (ATS). Both of these courses are very demanding on students and teach valuable skills for interpreting the Bible. Please pray that God’s grace would abound to the students. Pray that I will have wisdom and clarity in teaching.
I helped to recruit a new adjunct faculty member (who is from Houston). Lord willing, he will be able to teach one church history class each year. On this trip I will also be helping him get started at ATS.
Typically I spend a couple of months at home before taking another trip. However, this year I have an unusual schedule. My departure to return to Kenya came way too fast. Pray for Donna and me as we adjust to this year’s schedule.
In March I mentioned that I could not contact the author of a cross-cultural database based on guilt, shame, and fear. The hope was to get permission to use the database for an article. After a careful examination, how I will use the data can be used under “fair use” (no permission needed). As I worked on the article, I found some surprising results. I am in the process of tidying up my work and documenting how I did the analysis. A friend who is a statistician will double check my work. Before I get too excited, I want someone else to double check my work. Pray for this process and clarity with my results. If any of you are proficient with the R system for statistical computing and would like to look over my results, let me know.
