I am sorry I have not written many posts lately. This weekend, in addition to being the first home football game at PSU (we beat FIU 59-0) my folks came up for an early birthday dinner. The official day is next Sunday, when we will all be watching PSU beat […]
It isn’t CNN or The Daily Show.This is really old news. I mean really old news since I am about to comment on a three year old story. My wife is teaching a communications course at PSU this semester and one of the assignments required is to watch the video […]
CNN has featured a friend of mine who is rector of St. Anna’s in New Orleans. Bill and his wife are remarkable people who have come through great struggles of their own, even before Katrina, to serve God in ministry. What adds to the distress is that one would hope […]
I have been too busy to blog regularly, but I should not let the Second Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina go past. Below is my wife’s comments from her blog The Unlikely Missionary and she points out the importance of positive remembrance. Elizabeth’s words speak better than any I could muster: […]
Interesting tidbit via The Chronicle.com Firefox Releases New ‘Campus Edition’ Web Browser – Chronicle.com Firefox Releases New ‘Campus Edition’ Web Browser It’s the time of year to stock up on school supplies — new spiral notebooks, pens, and … a new Web browser. Last week Mozilla, maker of the popular Firefox Web […]
My brother has a place near Williamsport, just an hour and 30 away from us, so Mack and I joined my brother and his family to watch the final game of the Little League World Series. It was great! Gorgeous weather, extra innings, Georgia (US) won, and best of all […]
I am a day early, but I wanted to be the first. Happy Birthday to our own Biblioblogging Curmudgeon, Jim West!
Our students have just arrived on campus. This class were (mostly) born in 1988. So, what have they known in their lifetime? The CD was introduced the year they were born. They have always had an answering machine They have always had cable. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. Jay […]
This year’s SBL Schedule of session is now up! S19-54 Aramaic Studies 11/19/2007 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Room: Anaheim – MM Michael Segal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem From Joseph to Daniel to Antiochus: The Literary Development of Daniel 2 (20 min) Discussion (10 min) Robert R. Phenix, Jr., Saint […]
First Night with the Dean! This year’s convocation had a twist: late night talk show format. This was the most fun I have had in a LONG time. It was great! Be sure to check out the podcast. Some highlights: The Pulse was our student band. The Provost was my […]