This Summer at Christ Reformed Church

Summer has come, and I'm now on my annual vacation/sabbatical. 

Rev. Andrew Compton (above) will be preaching through the Joseph story in Genesis 37-50 this summer.  Andrew is a first-rate OT scholar, and we will be privileged to sit under his preaching while I'm on break.

As for me, after a week off or so, I'll take up several writing projects.  I'm doing a review of Sam Storm's new book, Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative for Modern Reformation.

I'm updating my Riddlebarger family history in light of my DNA test--now that the reality has set in that I'm no longer German, and am related to Ben Roethlisberger (he's a distant cousin), as we both are descendants from the Rotlisperger family of the Canton of Bern.

I hope to make good progress on my two kingdoms book--its been on the shelf because of deadlines for my revised A Case for Amillennialism (which should be out in July) and my recent commentary on 1 Corinthians.  

Lord willing, I'll get to spend some time in the Eastern Sierras with church friends and family--always the highlight of my year.  One of the first books I'm going to tackle is Allen Guelzo's new book on Gettysburg.

A year ago at this time, I was still recovering from major surgery (colon cancer), and as I enter into summer a year later everything looks good and I feel fine--back to my old sinful self.  The Lord has been very kind and gracious to me!  Your prayers for healing were answered and I am very thankful for them!

I'll be around, and will post as I can.

Comments

[Doug]

I look forward to your review of Sam Storm's new book (which I already have), but even more to your two kingdoms book. :-)

Enjoy your vacation Dr. Roethlisberger... oops! :-?

[Brian]

Enjoy your vacation, Kim. I look forward to hitting the Sierras one day!

[Bob Reese]

Hope you have a fun, relaxing, therapeutic, stimulating, exciting, eye-opening 'epiphany' of a sabbatical vacation...

Oh, by the way, would you like a couple of free "3rd Eagle" concert tickets?

[Alberto]

Man, how long has it been since Dr. Riddlebarger mentioned he was going to write a book on two kingdoms? Has it been like 4 years?

[Kim Riddlebarger]

Alberto:

Yup, I've been working on this, off and on, since 2009. I was without an associate for several years, and the deadlines hit for the 1 Corinthians commentary and the revision of A Case for Amillennialism. I hope to make some progress this summer.