I received (as all SBL members did) and email with the following exciting message. SBL has been awarded an NEH grant for a new website that will showcase the work of SBL members and communicate the value that biblical scholars bring to the study of the Bible and to the […]
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Matt Brezina is a Schreyer Scholar graduate, a member of our External Advisory Board member, founder of Xobni and now Postagram. Oh, and a real mensch! He has some very interesting thoughts about how to become an entrepreneur. For those not familiar with Y Combinator start at their site: http://ycombinator.com/ I’ve […]
…is almost here. We spent this weekend outside working in the yard. Well, ok. My wife spent the weekend working in the yard. We have a handful of crocuses (croci?) and the wisteria will be blooming in a week, barring more snow.
You all may have seen this, it is a very old story, from January 26, 2005, but it is a wonderful story. Not because of the hook (and the way it was implemented!) but because of the pastor’s own redemption that occurred over his life. The Preacher Who Died With […]
This morning I am on a train headed to Frankfurt to catch my flight home. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last two days, but I have been busy! The propose of this trip was to meet with our colleagues at the Albert-Luswigs-Universität Freiburg to discuss future joint programs and the […]
I am very pleased to say that I awoke this morning at 7:15 am GMT. This is good because I am, in fact, in the UK and jet lag can be a real drag, but I managed to get some sleep on the plane Sunday night and stay up all […]
I love this season, that’s all I’m saying. I love the fall, the colors the crisp air, the football (not to mention the apples!). Last year I was riding with our director of development to NYC or Philly or anywhere to meet with donors and friends of the college. I […]
Last night I took my son to a Cub Scouts hayride. It was cold, very cold, but beautiful! A handful of pictures are up on flickr now.
I had the honor and privilege to host the TEDxPSU conference that occurred on 10/10/10. As host I was not given a slot to speak rather I had 60 seconds to transition from one speaker to the next. I decided to take the liberty of sneaking a talk in after […]
(Apparently these are hornets. As a Damascus High School graduate I feel I should have known that.) Psa. 118.12 They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! (Proving anyone can ignore context.) This Labor Day I […]