Dissertation chapter 1 is DONE!!

Well, the first draft (of likely a bunch)...I'll be giving it a thorough proofreading tomorrow.

Final length: 10,606 words (including footnotes).
I'm hoping to cut it down to closer to 8,000...

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At church this morning right after receiving Eucharist, my daughter wanted to hold the pew Bible.

She then started flipping through while saying:
"Jesus, Book, Jesus, Book..."

Makes a father's heart warm to see his child eager for Jesus like this.

Is there any example in human history of a Conservative person in power who was the Good Guy?

There are MANY examples of Conservative leaders being the Bad Guy...

Also MANY examples of Liberal leaders being the Good Guy...

What do you do when you're procrastinating during Dissertation writing?

You discover that people have left Google Reviews for places in Antarctica...and they are wonderful!

The more I engage with Lucretius' De Rerum Natura in the Latin, the more I'm amazed at the brilliance and beauty of it. I am not skilled enough to articulate in English the emotions that this poem evokes. It is powerful.

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Making some progress in Dissertating! (Yes "to dissertate" is a verb...)

This picture pretty well captures my current experience...complete with my daughter's water cup and wet-wipes in the background!

Still, I'm making progress through my openning chapter!

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Like Father like Daughter.
I'm studying, so is she!

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This Friday I'll be giving a paper on Augustine's interpretation of John 9 at this awesome conference!

If you're in the Hamilton area, you should come out!

mcmasterdivinity.ca/exploring-ea...