1. I am born again by the blood of Jesus Christ, and belong to Him forever.
2. I married the wonderful Franziska Ritschel in June :)
3–15. I married the wonderful Franziska Ritschel :)
16. Did I mention that I got married to my wonderful wife Franziska?
17. We are expecting a baby girl, due in April!
18. My parents, my mother-in-law Petra, and my friends, especially those who were my groomsmen at my wedding.
19. I belong to a good church with good people and good leadership.
20. I get to teach all sorts of cool stuff at a good Bible college and seminary.
21. The Texas Rangers won the World Series! (I have waited 30 years for this, ever since I became a fan when my parents and I returned home on furlough from Japan in 1993).
22. Two peer-reviewed academic articles published this past Spring in solid journals: one in TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism on 2 Peter 2:15, and one in Themelios on David's census.
23. Coffee (I really love coffee)
