We’re excited that today is Dee’s dissertation defense for her PhD in Mathematics. She is scheduled to present her research (Laminations: A Topological Approach) at 1 pm CST and, hopefully, will complete the defense around 4 pm. Her presentation is around 45 minutes long, followed by a series of questions from the general audience, then [...]
Hello everyone, Sorry for the lack of posting in the past few months. Shannon and I have been very busy and “wow!” do things change quickly! :biggrin: I wanted to give you all an update to let you know how God is working in our lives. I have been hired at Lee University as Assistant [...]
Well, it’s been an eventful few weeks. Dee and I traveled to Georgia the weekend of the 16th in order to preach the homecoming service at Cornerstone church. My mom and grandmother were able to join us in service, which is always a tremendous blessing. The message, The Cruciform Life, was from Ps 19 and [...]
Shannon and I went to Georgia this past weekend to visit our new baby nephew, Alex Emanuel Acosta. He was born Wednesday, June 14, 2009, weighing 8 pounds and measuring 21.75 inches in length. I was amazed! How beautiful he is, and precious, and innocent. I am amazed at how wonderful God is – that [...]
I‘ve been fighting this allergy / sinus funk for several days now. This morning I broke down and went to the doctor. Sure enough, I’m allergic to nearly everything that is out and about for the next month or so (living in Pollen, AL). Got some nose spray, antibiotics, antihistamine/decongestant and a steroid shot. Hope [...]
I recently found out that Dr. Adewuya (my advisor at Seminary) preached a message last month in Edmonds, Washington. Fortunately, the church made the sermon available for download. So, we have his message available via The Bridge LIVE and encourage all to check out this timely word. (*Remember that once you visit the site of [...]
I’ve been a Christ follower for just over ten years now. When I first surrendered my life to God, through faith in Jesus, a friend of mine (the fellow who led me to the Lord) kept reminding me over and over – “Shannon, you’ve got to be ‘in it to win it’.” At first, I [...]
Hey all! I have been working through Wolfgang Vondey’s newest book, People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology. (“Ecclesiology” means “the study of the Church as a biblical and theological topic”) Now the Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Regent University’s School of Divinity, Vondey is a COGTS alumnus. He is originally from Germany and was raised Roman [...]
Well, school is back in full swing for Dee. In addition to her own classes and research, she was asked to teach a graduate level course. She is very excited to do so, to say the least. We went home for several days over Christmas break and enjoyed hanging out with family and friends (esp. [...]