Okay....how does one indent his lines in blogspot? That is starting to get on my nerves, especially when I try pasting something over from Word. Assistance would be appreciated.

In any case, I posted one of my Theology papers over on my theology blog, being a fair summation of my views on the whole "speaking in tongues" thing. I have gone a little more conservative since writing that, to the point that I'm pretty much a charismatic in name only, as I don't believe I'm gifted in any of the spiritual gifts, and most of the public uses I've seen were unbiblical at one point or another. Also, I don't see any biblical support for the idea of private prayer languages that Pentecostals so often vaunt, and I have begun leaning towards cessationism based, not on the typical 1 Corinthians 13 argument, but on Zechariah 13. I still haven't figured out exactly what period of time Zechariah refers to when he says that prophecy will end: the continuation from 12 suggests after Israel as a nation turns to the Lord and possibly Armageddon, but 13:7 is a clear prophecy of Christ's death--on the other hand, Paul clearly writes on prophecy in his letters immediately after Christ's death. In any case, the consequences (13:3) are dire enough to make me say "better safe than sorry" until I'm a bit more sure. But, like I said, it's a moot point for me, since I'm 99% certain that I'm not gifted with any of the spiritual gifts that are so often debated.

In completely different news, the moonlight on the snowy fields was beautiful tonight. Almost as beautiful as our Nebraska sunsets. :-)