I've Been Negligent

This week I  received a Blogger Reflection Award twice, from Kim of Hiraeth and Carla of Reflections of the Times. This is an award given to bloggers who

…who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and have been a Godly example to you…who when you reflect on them you get a sense of pride and joy…of knowing them and being blessed by them.

I haven’t said thank you yet, and I want to do that. It’s a great honor to receive something like this from bloggers of Kim and Carla’s calibre.

Now I’m supposed to give five awards, but most of the bloggers I’d give it to have been on the receiving end of it already, so I think I’m just going to be thankful I receive it and leave it at that. Thanks, Kim and Carla. You guys made my week!

Richard Hooker on Justification

 …and imputed (or alien) righteousness.

From A Learned Discourse of Justification, Works, and how the Foundation of Faith is Overthrown:

There is a glorifying righteousness of men in the world to come; and there is a justifying and a sanctifying righteousness here. The righteousness wherewith we shall be clothed in the world to come is both perfect and inherent. That whereby we are justified is perfect, but not inherent. That whereby we are sanctified, inherent, but not perfect.

The Prodigal Kitty

 

This is Gypsy, the cat who ran away for two days and came back only 10 minutes before her owner left for the airport to move to the Yukon.

 

She’s not as photogenic as Leroy, but she’s very sweet. She’s adjusted quite nicely to our home—the larger, more active household seems to suit her.  She’s a mewer, not a meower or a yowler. Sweet little soft mews, but she’s persistent with them, so they work for her.

 

She’s half the size of Leroy, but she gives him a run for his money. They like to chase each other and wrestle, and when Leroy grows tired of it all and tries to ignore her, she keeps pouncing on him to get him to play.

 

The dog? Truth be told, she’d rather that big doggy thing didn’t live here, so she ignores it in hopes it’ll go away. So far, that strategy hasn’t worked for her.

 

I’m the only other person besides her owner for whom she purrs, so she’s alright in my book.

 

Kim of The Upward Call is collecting links to cat photos today. If you’ve a cat, post a photo and give her the link.