Still reading a lot. Finished John Damascene's "Three Treatises on the Divine Images" which is essentially an iconodule argument. Personally I'm not sure where to take that one still, even after reflection on it. Started a book called "Christian Theology" by Alister E. McGrath, one chapter in and I'm enjoying it.
A lot is going on. Whitney worked nearly 70 hours last week and I am still without a job and wondering about the wisdom behind getting one. There's a job opening on campus for a sound technician that's only 1- or so hours per week that I'm perfectly suited for, except for a 10 minute block at the beginning and end of the shift (classes). Anyway, Whitney is wonderful and I wouldn't be able to do any of this without her; wouldn't want to even if I could.
I'm learning a lot these day, more than I ever have before. I'm learning in school, learning to be a husband, learning to be responsible with money and health. Learning to balance a large number of responsibilities and just trying not to "drop the ball."
Not to be mean, I just don't want to end up like this kid, jump to 1:25 to see what I mean:
-Caleb Williams
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
1,500 and counting...
I'm worse at updating this than I thought I would be. Nevertheless, I will take a few minutes to write while I'm waiting for my mac-n-cheese to cook. I've been doing a lot of reading recently, in the last couple weeks, I've accumulated well over 1,500 pages of reading and I am still going. Here's a brief taste of my life these days:
• "Methodical Bible Study" by Robert A. Traina. A very-helpful Bible study guide that really shows how to break down the Scriptures. This book, along with Howard Hendricks' lectures have increased my confidence in my ability to read the Bible tenfold.
• "Spiritual Leadership" by J. Oswald Sanders. A nice little book about, well, spiritual leadership and growth.
• "Letters to a Diminished Church" by Dorothy Sanders. Sanders is a student of the Lewis-Tolkien school of thinking and writing. A contemporary of both, Sanders writes mostly to early-to-mid twentieth century England. A lot of what she has to say is relevant to us today, but her audience is Church of England. Therefore, some of the doctrinal statements don't flow with modern protestant Christianity.
• "The Grace Awakening" by Charles Swindoll. Grace, plain and simple. All the joys and pitfalls of living a life filled with grace.
• "Love Your God With All Your Mind" by J.P. Moreleand. A condemning view of American Christianity's lack of knowledge of the faith. A good read, I would recommend it and agree with a majority of what Moreland has to say, but not quite all of it.
• "Inclusive Yet Discerning" by Frank Burch Brown. A thought-provoking analysis of varying views of appropriate worship styles to reach the people.
• "Basic Issues in Aesthetics" by Marcia Muelder Eaton. This book had and has me so twisted on the definition of "art." 150 pages later and I have more questions than I started with.
• "Inside Out" by Larry Crabb. Spirtual growth from the inside out, this takes a look at a look at some of the slightly uncomfortable aspects of spiritual growth.
• "Three Treatises on the Divine Images" by St. John of Damascus. John Damascene's three letters to the Byzantine emperor after his banning of the use of icons in worship. I'm not sure what to think of this one yet.
All this is justification of my inability to post. Luckily, I enrolled in a speed reading course that has so far increased my reading speed from around 137 wpm to (at last count) approximately 400 wpm. So, that has been a huge blessing for me. Anyway, write soon.
-Caleb Williams
• "Methodical Bible Study" by Robert A. Traina. A very-helpful Bible study guide that really shows how to break down the Scriptures. This book, along with Howard Hendricks' lectures have increased my confidence in my ability to read the Bible tenfold.
• "Spiritual Leadership" by J. Oswald Sanders. A nice little book about, well, spiritual leadership and growth.
• "Letters to a Diminished Church" by Dorothy Sanders. Sanders is a student of the Lewis-Tolkien school of thinking and writing. A contemporary of both, Sanders writes mostly to early-to-mid twentieth century England. A lot of what she has to say is relevant to us today, but her audience is Church of England. Therefore, some of the doctrinal statements don't flow with modern protestant Christianity.
• "The Grace Awakening" by Charles Swindoll. Grace, plain and simple. All the joys and pitfalls of living a life filled with grace.
• "Love Your God With All Your Mind" by J.P. Moreleand. A condemning view of American Christianity's lack of knowledge of the faith. A good read, I would recommend it and agree with a majority of what Moreland has to say, but not quite all of it.
• "Inclusive Yet Discerning" by Frank Burch Brown. A thought-provoking analysis of varying views of appropriate worship styles to reach the people.
• "Basic Issues in Aesthetics" by Marcia Muelder Eaton. This book had and has me so twisted on the definition of "art." 150 pages later and I have more questions than I started with.
• "Inside Out" by Larry Crabb. Spirtual growth from the inside out, this takes a look at a look at some of the slightly uncomfortable aspects of spiritual growth.
• "Three Treatises on the Divine Images" by St. John of Damascus. John Damascene's three letters to the Byzantine emperor after his banning of the use of icons in worship. I'm not sure what to think of this one yet.
All this is justification of my inability to post. Luckily, I enrolled in a speed reading course that has so far increased my reading speed from around 137 wpm to (at last count) approximately 400 wpm. So, that has been a huge blessing for me. Anyway, write soon.
-Caleb Williams
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