Submitted my paper on Jonah. I could have written so much more and every time I reduced a section I wanted to add a new one. I stilll have some lingering questions and would love some more resources to go deeper but for now I’m looking forward to some casual reading.
Family Christmas in the Derbyshire Dales. It’s been lovely, windy and exhausting. Still a few more days to go when we leave. We’ve had erratic internet access the whole time but I picked up an eSim for the rest of our stay here. Still, even that doesn’t always provide access! The process was great though, still not as good as the old EU roaming was but better than high roaming fees.
A new sketchnote summary of an article on 8 ways to end imposter syndrome for good.
We took the kids to see Bluet live at the Southbank Centre. Amazing production and the kids had a great time.
A theory: Christian Nationalists view their country (primarily the US, but also UK, others) as Israel pre-exile. Non christian nationalists view their countries as Babylon and themselves in exile.
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.” ― Benjamin Franklin
Very excited to be flying into the UK tomorrow.
I wonder if I could put together a London micro blog Meetup in the new year…
Possible historical theology question to explore: are there common ways powerful groups view the Bible and do they contrasts with how weak groups do? For example, their interpretation of romans 13 or the importance they give to romans 13 compared to other passages.
I’m trying the pomodorro technique again today. When I first used it 10+ years ago, it was to get me to actually sit and write, now it’s to make sure I take breaks (rather than half working and half breaking at once). Let’s see how it goes.
[spoilers?] Thoughts on the Dr Who specials
I really enjoyed the Dr Who specials, but also didn’t really like some of the decisions like the reason for his old face and the bi-generation (which apparently was always a myth but isn’t explained at all. Shouldn’t he turn into two new people? Otherwise wouldn’t it be myxosis and he should be two of him. Also isn’t it amazing that David Tennent’s Doctor TWICE gets to go off and live a normal life. These kind of changes feel like rewriting the lore of who for no reason (okay it’s because ratings had plummeted and people love Tennent and so they now can keep him around for whenever, maybe a bonus one off adventure.
I loved the Toymaker and the Wide blue yonder was great (the clones who have all the same memories made it fantastic for the mystery of how do you tell them apart).
It was the first who I had seen in years (a fair part due to not being in the UK) and I don’t know. The new dr seems fun and if they keep it on Disney+ I will certainly give it a try.
Something im working on for next week. Not sure it’s quite right (may take out the headings?)Might reread some parts of 4000 weeks too. This is basically about how talking about work-life balance isn’t great because work is still life and it can actually cause more burnout.
Assignment on the OT references in Matthew’s account of Jesus' temptation…done! Time for an evening off before getting to work on my final hermeneutics class assignment. A paper on Jonah.
The IVP bible background commentary (2nd edition) points out that Jesus being led into the wilderness is a common recitation of YHWH leading the Israelites, to which Keener cites Is 63:14 as an example. All good, but he doesn’t mention that Deut. 8:2 (the verse prior to the first verse that Jesus quotes) says that very thing. I would have thought this would be great to highlight as it ads extra depth to the passage as echoing how Jesus faced the same trials but came through faithfully.
“We do not learn from experience . . . we learn from reflecting on experience.”
A pithy summary of some of John Dewey’s work (but it seems never actually said by him)
Whole family is ill except* me. This is the darkest timeline.
*I only have a mild headache and no fever.