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Days 7 & 8 – Franschoek and … You Guessed It, Stellenbosch Vineyards
Okay. So, I realize I never finished posting picture from our trip to South Africa. That’s because I’ve either been busy or lazy or some combination of the two. At any rate, on day 7 we went to another smaller area called Franschoek, known for its French influence. It was beautiful, with plenty of vineyards…
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Day 6 – The Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Garden
On day 6, we went to Cape Town to the V&A Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. The waterfront was interesting, but a bit commercial. There was a nice craft market though with some good souveneir shops. We also went to a restaurant where I tried a number of different kinds of meat common to South…
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Day 5 – Penguins, the Cape of Good Hope … and More Wine
On day 5, we decided to drive the coast because we had heard that many of the businesses in Stellenbosch are not open on Sundays. Then, we decided to just keep driving to the Cape of Good Hope. The views were absolutely incredible. Along the way, we also decided to stop and see the penguins…
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Day 4b – City Centre
On the evening of day 4, we spent some time in the central part of Stellenbosch, getting around in our little green rental car. Cafe au lait is different – coffee and milk are served separately and you have to pour the coffee into the milk. We also did a wine tasting (partly for free…
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Day 4a – The University
On day 4, we visited my university. I’m including two videos from the walking trail we took which gives you views of the university and surrounding area. In the evening on day 4, we spent sone time in the city center eating an early dinner and browsing some of the shops.
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Day 3 – Graduation
You may notice that there are no pictures from day 2. That’s because we were exhausted from the trip … and our luggage got lost!!! So, we spent our first afternoon in Stellenbosch trying to get our clothes straight for graduation. Christo (my PhD supervisor) and his wife Marli were so hospitable; they provided us with…
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Day 1 – Frankfurt in Pictures
Our trip has been fantastic so far. I don’t know how much I’ll post since my posts have been infrequent even at home. But, here are some pics from our layover in Frankfurt, Germany. We visited St. Bartholomew’s and the roman ruins. And, we were fortunate to happen upon the Frankfurt Christmas market. Some of…
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Review of Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
For those of you who might be interested, I’ve posted a review of Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament over at Unsettled Christianity. It’s a good read, and not overbearing in length if you are interested in the topic. The style is also very readable.
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Bible Software Conference Day One
As some of you know, I’m in Grand Rapids this week for a conference on the use of Bible software in the classroom and pastorate. My presentation got shifted to Wednesday, so more on that later. I’ll actually be a little bit sharper, I think, since my flight didn’t arrive until about midnight last night.…
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ANKI Biblical Hebrew Flashcards Now for Mobile Devices
A while back I posted my dissertation along with an invite to anyone who would like to use the ANKI cards that have developed out of part of my research. I’ve now got a file with those ANKI cards that you can use on your iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone. If you’re interested in getting…