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Dealing with Disappointment Daddy Style
Read more: Dealing with Disappointment Daddy StyleI recently faced a Dad-moment that I had been dreading for a while. It’s one of those times where your son faces his first major disappointment in life. So far my oldest son Ethan had led a somewhat charmed existence. He’s the one that: wins the giant Lego set in the church raffle, gets picked…
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Why Write a Memoir?
Read more: Why Write a Memoir?Every once and a while a strange but wonderful happenstance takes place in my office here at the University of Aberdeen. All three of us (myself and two officemates) spontaneously look up from our systematic theology books, economic charts of the Irish economy, and ancient Greek manuscripts to take part in a momentary reprieve from…
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How to stay sane when doing your PhD
Read more: How to stay sane when doing your PhDLately I have found myself deeply immersed in some pretty heavy research associated with my PhD thesis. I don’t know about you but I am the kind of person that can and will get lost in something that interests me. I can effectively shut out the entire world when I am “in the zone” (that…
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Living in the UK: A Ramble
Read more: Living in the UK: A RambleLiving in a different country is a unique experience. There are weird things that happen that you could never really prepare yourself for. No amount of research, YouTube videos, or blog sites can prepare you for these things. Sometimes they cause a little embarrassment. For example, when I first moved here to Aberdeen I needed…
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Following Footy the Ultimate Cultural Immersion Experience
Read more: Following Footy the Ultimate Cultural Immersion ExperienceSince moving to the UK I have become a fan of the aptly named sport of Professional Football. It has been something of a unique cultural experience to actually enjoy this sport out in the open without having to apologize for my lack of insight into other professional sports that dominate conversations and Sunday afternoon…
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Minecraft and Time Wasting
Read more: Minecraft and Time WastingToday I was ploughing through Philo’s Quis rerum divinarum heres sit when I suddenly hit a mental wall. Maybe it was the peanut M&Ms I had been snacking on earlier in the day or just the post lunch lethargy that slowly leeches at my concentration everyday around 3pm. Either way I couldn’t go on. Looking…
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Retrospective Snobbery
Read more: Retrospective SnobberyFor this weeks post I would like to take a couple of moments to coin a phrase. At least that was my intention before I preformed an extensive search of all available writing the world has ever known in order that I might claim this unique phrase as my own. (In other words I used…
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Call for Pauline Thought Contributors for Ancientthought.org
Read more: Call for Pauline Thought Contributors for Ancientthought.orgI’ve been asked to be one of the editors of a newish website (ancientthought.org) focusing on Early Christianity and Philosophy. We have some great contributions by people well established in their field as well as some up and coming scholars. Right now I am looking for people willing to write short articles (1,55-2,000 words) on…
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God’s timing. . . . Grrr
Read more: God’s timing. . . . GrrrPhD work is difficult. You spend the first year wondering what in the world you are doing. You read and read, hoping to come across something specific on your topic that you can intensely focus on. You look for a weakness in the already existing research to exploit. This takes a lot of time and mental…
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Would Jesus buy a pair of Tom’s shoes?
Read more: Would Jesus buy a pair of Tom’s shoes?This week I asked my friend and officemate here at the University of Aberdeen if I could re-post a great blog he wrote about the ethics of Tom’s shoes and consumerism in a globalized world. Enjoy! Driving through Aberdeen city centre this morning I noticed a woman walking to the office in a business suit. It…