tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299689152024-03-06T23:58:00.349-05:00The Canney FamilyJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-8396849486300483802012-06-04T12:44:00.002-04:002012-06-04T12:44:05.496-04:00DivorceOne of the (many) problems with divorce is that it gives a kid a choice.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-57885651491512505202012-06-04T12:34:00.000-04:002012-06-04T12:35:25.948-04:00Being a Liberal Doesn't Mean Being FreeGK Chesterton on the paradox of the liberal, "...a freethinker does not mean a man who thinks for himself. It means a man who, having thought for himself, has come to one particular class of conclusions , the material origin of phenomena, the impossibility of miracles, the improbability of personal immortality and so on." OrthodoxyJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-43296107795391217052011-10-22T10:31:00.000-04:002011-10-22T10:31:32.870-04:00Emmy Imitates a PenguinJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-3305484823832078422011-09-27T10:48:00.002-04:002011-09-27T10:49:56.241-04:00Eleven Tips for Reading the BibleHere is a great list of eleven things to remember when reading the Bible, again taken from George Grant, but this time from his blog Eleventary...1. Remember the one, central story: the whole Bible is about just one thing. The pattern of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration runs throughout the Old and New Testaments.2. Remember that the Bible is its own best commentary. The Word interpretsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-41105476389589384662011-09-24T22:50:00.001-04:002011-09-24T22:52:47.819-04:00Oxford, Fountain of BeautyFrom the blog of George Grant, GRANTIAN FLORILEGIUMFew provincial cities anywhere are more crowded with incident and achievement than the English University city of Oxford. In a short stroll visitors may pass the house where Edmund Halley discovered his comet; the site of Britain's oldest public museum, the Ashmolean; the hall where architect Christopher Wren drew his first plans; the pub where Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-66022053393163367162011-09-22T11:42:00.003-04:002011-09-22T11:46:23.080-04:00Chesterton's Wit and WisdomCHESTERTON'S MAIL BAGDear Mr. Chesterton,If a lawyer friend of mine belches at table, does he have no manners, or bad manners?Signed,ConfusedDear Confused,One of the greatest difficulties in any philosophical discussion of manners is the fact that the presence of bad manners and the absence of any manners are treated as identical. We say indifferently of a man of a more or less repulsive social Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-74676847087436443012011-08-13T14:21:00.000-04:002011-08-13T14:22:04.178-04:00Ocean City, NJ 8.11.11Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-79148693797404708542011-07-23T23:24:00.001-04:002011-07-23T23:25:42.837-04:00The Consequence of Evolution"Up to the age of 30 or beyond it, poetry of many kinds . . . gave me great pleasure, and even as a schoolboy I took intense delight in Shakespeare.... formerly pictures gave me considerable, and music very great, delight. But now for many years I cannot endure to read a line of poetry: I have tried to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me. I have also almost Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-24609367143097492322011-05-12T15:25:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:24:41.776-04:00Happy Birthday KJVJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-55737464797390090152011-05-02T08:27:00.002-04:002011-05-02T08:28:34.015-04:00100 Cupboards100 Cupboards by N.D. WilsonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsA good book. A creepy book. I am looking forward to book two.View all my reviewsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-31676923940259219152011-01-26T23:29:00.007-05:002011-01-27T00:06:13.814-05:00What is Classical Christian Education?From an introduction I gave at the Christian Heritage Club fundraising event featuring Josh McDowell...Abraham Kuyper, a famous Dutch politician and theologian, once said "...there is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry, 'mine!'"This quote is a great summary of what a Biblical Classical Christian school, such as Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-13612262509433831742011-01-21T18:52:00.002-05:002011-01-21T19:00:22.974-05:00Bethel Prep - Five Years and CountingJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-67995120367479567322011-01-19T22:21:00.000-05:002011-01-19T22:22:28.084-05:00Ellody Hope, Update VIWelcome Home Ellody.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-40203974948533212972011-01-19T08:42:00.001-05:002011-01-19T08:42:53.614-05:00Ellody Hope, Update VHello, Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of the prayers! Ellody had an incredible night last night! She was on the oxygen all night, but slept better than she has since we've been here. She was able to come off the oxygen around 11:30 this morning and continues to breathe on her own! That's 12 hours and counting!!! Provided we have no major set backs overnight, we will be cleared for Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-75145813588498491732011-01-17T22:43:00.003-05:002011-01-17T22:49:22.222-05:00One Step Forward......500 steps back. Well, that's where I feel like we are right now. Apparently, that's RSV. I think the last update I gave was yesterday when she was taken off of the oxygen. She did fine for a few hours, but had to be put back on oxygen in the late afternoon. Last night was horrible and she did not fall asleep until 5:30 in the morning. She did sleep until 10, so that was good. I'm not Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-22778892029188916362011-01-16T14:56:00.004-05:002011-01-16T15:01:21.174-05:00Ellody Hope, Update IIIGood morning...is it morning? Well, whenever it is...We have progress! Although Ellody did not improve at all over the night and I got a little flustered with the doctor/nurses, we are seeing progress this morning. Once she finally settled around 2 am, Ellody slept peacefully until around 7, which is great! She had a rough nursing session this morning because of all the coughing, thus most ofJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-91497329471294382992011-01-15T21:20:00.004-05:002011-01-16T14:56:05.853-05:00Ellody Hope, Update IIGreetings,We are coveting your prayers and are blessed by all of the offers to help. Thank you everyone. I wish I could give you better news, but things remain pretty much the same with Ellody. She is still on the oxygen, although they are going to try to start the weaning process tomorrow. They did try once today, and it did not go well at all. She is also still being suctioned, although Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-10855910768132654602011-01-15T10:40:00.002-05:002011-01-16T14:55:46.918-05:00Ellody Hope, Update I I hope this blog finds all of you well. Some of you are aware of the situation, but I thought I would update everyone. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone whom you feel will pray for our little girl. Ellody (6 weeks old) started the week with a cough that I'm certain came from her 2 older sisters who just cannot get enough of her! Anyway, the cough persisted and by Wednesday Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-24921764152981267442010-12-11T00:46:00.005-05:002010-12-11T01:09:46.501-05:00DependenceJesus Christ was a flesh and blood man. He had a nose. Fingernails. Kneecaps. And He used that body to minister to His people. To serve His people. And ultimately He laid that body down as a sacrifice for His people. Amen.As Christians we are called to model Christ. To be a Jesus. To be a little Christ. We are called to use our bodies to serve and bring glory to God the Father. I see Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-73608162941856625252010-12-01T14:51:00.003-05:002010-12-01T14:52:58.554-05:00Welcome to the CovenantEllody Hope Canney was born today (12/1/10) at 1:00 pm weighing 9lbs, 8oz and measuring 21 inches long. Melissa and Ellody are both doing great. To God be the glory.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-47511004572498340372010-11-27T09:41:00.004-05:002010-11-27T09:46:29.264-05:00It has been 67 years since the ship my grandfather was being transported on, the HMT Rohna, was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea during WWII. 1015 US troops died, the greatest loss at sea in US history. He was one of the survivors and the following website has been set up to honor those who were involved in the tragedy.http://www.rohnasurvivors.org/Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-61574925381084142972010-11-25T13:55:00.001-05:002010-11-25T13:56:48.736-05:00Thanksgiving 2010Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-42034965588734375502010-10-20T13:10:00.001-04:002010-10-20T13:12:05.017-04:00BirthdayToday I am 34. Four years ago I turned 30 (and had a great surprise party) with no children and a not pregnant wife. This afternoon I will go home to celebrate my birthday with my love, Melissa Canney (who is with child) and our two daughters Addison and Emerson. Lord thank you for the blessings that come with age.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-26616948841951834132010-10-02T15:35:00.001-04:002010-10-02T15:37:12.097-04:00The Charts Don't LieJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29968915.post-72853838763605131632010-09-25T21:49:00.006-04:002010-09-25T22:12:14.471-04:00Family ChurchEach evening in the Canney household, we gather together on the couch to worship our Lord. It is usually sometime shortly after dinner but before the girls begin their evening play. We conduct our family worship time as a mini-church service. I begin by reading an introductory passage, such as Psalm 100 and then we sing the Doxology. This is followed by an opening prayer, reciting The Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627964751324494057noreply@blogger.com0