So, what has been going on guys? Things have been rather quiet around here. I don’t expect anyone to still be around...but hi anyway! Now begins the obligitory “I have not blogged in like forever” post.
Readings in the Fathers
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For the last several Sundays I have been taking our adult morning study group through a survey of early Christianity. It has been a lot of fun. Also, I know there are some out there in the ether that are listening to the recordings, so I've been meaning to post the readings (and discussion questions when I have them)...and here they are (or were), including the readings I'm taking the group through this Sunday. I hope someone finds this beneficial.
This week has been very busy. There are, of course, the usual culprits like work and family. This week was a bit different because of an event we had tonight at church.
No Migne Feats
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Just saw this post over at The Way of the Fathers blog All of Migne? Not quite. But I'm glad to see it online.
Thanks for pointing it out, Mike.
Delphi, classically famous home of an oracle to Apollo, is a sight to see in person. A few weeks ago my wife and I spent a few hours there. Since we were already tired from hiking in Meteora and it was rather warm, the trek wasn’t particularly easy. But the ruins…the ruins were awesome.
Fantastic catch at one of the Half Price Books near work today. Spent way too much money though. Of those I got, the following four are the ones I am most looking forward to reading:
Review of "Voting About God"
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I just finished reading Voting About God in Early Church Councils
I found the book quite interesting. You can find a short review here.
On the Thematic Unity of Mark 11 through 13
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Today I finished up Mark 13 in the adult Sunday School class. We’ve been on the chapter for several weeks now and we’ve covered a lot of interesting material, but it is time to move on. It has actually seemed longer than it has actually taken because of something that is key to understanding Mark 13, and this is that Mark 13 is just a thematic continuation of both chapters 11 and 12.
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The previous night, Dan and I had stayed up checking manuscript images and burning DVDs. By the time the sun was up, I was exhausted. Regardless, it was a great day for a road trip. I could sleep on the way, after all. There were three candidates for this road trip: hit a Greek island or two, travel the Peloponnese or go north for Meteora. Going to the islands held a risk, in that a problem getting back to the mainland might mean missing our flights early morning Tuesday. As for the other two, I had no strong feelings.
Apologies on being late in finishing up my trip reports. I know some of you have asked for them. Apparently, not sleeping during the night a couple nights (not continuous) before a 20-ish flight and layover sequence back to the states is a recipe for exhaustion. I've been able to make it to work for semi-normal work hours (used up all my vacation so I didn't have much of a choice), but other than that I've been absolutely exhausted. More tired than I've ever been before. So beat that I couldn't hardly think, read, write, watch TV...nothing. I am, however, coming out of it apparently, so I will be resuming my posts (likely) today, and will hopefully finish up the backlog of trip posts tomorrow.
I guess I'm getting old.