3 Decades Later…

 

Saturday (Oct 6) I will be 30, leaving behind the years of my youth. I read that in the Jewish tradition you couldn’t be a priest until you were at least 30, and someone told me that you could read the Song of Solomon once you reached 30 (so I peeked).

 

I’m sure that with this news you are immediately thinking, “What should I get Shawn to mark this fantastic occasion”?

 

Well thanks for thinking of me. You’re too kind. And to return the kindness, I thought I would suggest some gift ideas (I mean, after all, it’s not like I do gift-mass [ie christmas]).

 

So far I have received Starbuck’s coffee, a new sippie cup, a sweet thermos, gift certificate to 2 restaurants. So clearly people know that I love coffee, and food.

 

I also like

 

• cash/gift certificates
• books, and
• cool, but easy to use, technology gadgets [ie toys].

Here are a list of books I thought I would throw out there just for fun:

 

• A Body of Divinity: Being the Sum and Substance of the Christian Religion
• The 20th Century Revival of Genevan Psalmody in Reformed Worship in North America
• Sabbath Scripture Readings
• Loving Christ and Fleeing Temptation
• A Door Opening to Everlasting Life
• The Christian Warrior Wrestling with Sin, Satan, the Wold and the Flesh
• Christ Crucified: The Marrow of the Gospel in 72 Sermons on Isaiah 53
• An Exposition of the Ten Commandments
• Glimpses of the Inner Life of Our Lord and the Emotions of Jesus
• The History of the Early and Later Puritans (2 vols)
• History of the Puritans

Eschatologically speaking, I’m 30 days old, 4 weeks old, or a month old… cool.