New achievement unlocked

(if I ever say I want to go back to school again, please give me a good shake)

Well, we somehow managed to win the academic lottery—my spouse will be moving into a tenure track role at Pepperdine this fall!

Feeling super proud and super lucky.

They look snazzy on, too.

The other Dr. Estes’s robes are here! Totally customized and look great, with/slight differences between his and mine noticeable only side by side

If you’re a PhD student looking for a more reasonable alternative but want your school’s colors instead of generic black, check out Cap and Gown Direct!

Vacation = reading time = finally getting around to @andytobo.bsky.social’s contribution to the Elements series. First chapter is a lovely, accessible summary intro to recent approaches to ethnicity that I wish I’d had to assign to students in my Ancient/Medieval Christianity class last semester!

My kids loved things like this

It’s that time of year again when I read up on heretics while watching baseball practice.

They say it’s the best view in Little League, and I’d believe it!

After lots of issues with too much gray area ("I was only using it to help brainstorm ideas for the essay!" "Grammarly must have changed it so much that it looks AI!") I've had to adopt a fairly draconian policy in my gen ed class.

Copy-paste version in the alt text.

If you fear you will be too jet-lagged to stay up for Saturday night receptions (or just want to start your socializing early), come hang out and enjoy snacks and beverages on my alma mater's dime!

Any advice for this error when trying to use the Biblia Patristica online search? I've tried different devices, different browsers, but no dice.

look out San Diego, this historical theologian somehow snuck onto a Hebrew Bible textual criticism panel