My sister said I need to move on with life. Blog life, at least. One can only read my latest article so many times. “But I don’t have any time to write articles right now,” I said. So she told me to ramble about college life. She said that there are enough people who would like to know about the experiences I’m having.
Well first off, college is school. I like school so that’s okay, but most of the time I study. This semester I am taking Great Books II, Worldviews II, Introduction to Christian Education, Ancient Near Eastern History, Theology I, and Theological Latin.
Great Books II is probably my favourite class. It’s a seminar, which means that it is discussion oriented. Essentially, we read great books and then discuss them for three hours a week. So far we’ve read book 1 of Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene, John Buyan’s Grace Abounding and Pilgrim’s Progress, selected poems of George Herbert, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
Latin is also good. The class itself does not require a lot of work (being an introduction for research purposes), so I do a lot on my own. I’m excited to see progress! Over the last two or three days, I have translated 1, 2, and 3 John. 1 and 2 John were not that hard for me. 3 John was a little more difficult, though. Next to one paragraph, I wrote, “Weird paragraph. Come back to it in a few months.” Too many participles. Benjamin says that participles are the genius of Latin and Greek. I agree. I’m just not genius enough to match them yet.
I love my church here. This semester has deepened relationships and I just feel more naturally a part of things. Thank God for instituting the local church. What a gift! For me, the Church is life. It is why I exist.
Benjamin and I have been trying to get exercise every morning this semester. For a long time we did this through a basketball game we call “Gruelling.” It would be too difficult and tedious to explain here but the name gives you the idea. Recently, however, we have been playing racquetball. Neither of us knew how to play before last week, so I’m sure we aren’t that good. It is a ton of fun, though. Good exercise as well. I am trying to cultivate a deep-seated feeling of respect and submission in my bro here and he is on the same mission reciprocally, so it makes for good games.
In that last paragraph, I used the word “neither.” Those of you who know me well will remember that I pronounce it “neether.” Well, I’ve decided to change. My friend Brian Moffatt pronounces it like “n-eye-ther,” which is more consistent in my opinion. So it’s n-eye-ther from here on out. Moffatt also has tried to convince me to pronounce aunt like “awnt” instead of “ant.” That is also more consistent in my opinion. But I can’t change. I told him, “If I went home saying “awnt” everyone would think I have become an intellectual snob.” He probably responded with “dude” or “bro” or “dog” or something like that. He’s great. If you don’t know him you’re missing out. He is one of many great friends.
I’m kind of tired. This semester has been very busy and the constant deadlines are wearing me out. Only slightly though! I’ve still got plenty of stamina to carry me through. I tip my proverbial hat to those who go to school full time and work full time. They are much more tired than me.
Life is good. It really is. God is pushing this whole entropic universe towards regeneration; a regeneration in which we will take part. I love that idea. More than other idea in the world, I love that.
God, bring it soon. Bring it now.
