Stanley, I Presume

Defending the Resurrection: Finished reading a textbook called Managing Cultural Differences; didn't find anything new but it confirmed some older ideas.

E-Block: Started reading Charles Stanley's In Step with God for the Popular Pastors article.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 12

Inspironiation

Had to spend half the day on USDA work, and since TWeb was closed in memory of Curt Marcus (see prior entry) I decided to use most of the time I had to get my new Inspiron running with stuff from my old system. Other than that:

E-Block: Did an Ask the Perfesser question.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 12

Timely Transfer

Defending the Resurrection: Started reading a textbook called Managing Cultural Differences to see if anything useful came out. It’s huge (over 590 pages) so this may take a while.

E-Block: Finished the article on my patronage-transference thesis of the atonement.
Also continued one of the remaining chapters for Why I Became an Atheist.

Other: Did some transfer of data to the new computer. Also finished first draft on the freelance item and sent it out.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 8

Memorial

Short day today; had to spend some time getting an oil change, and as I type this, I will soon be out the door to attend Curt Marcus' memorial service (see Oct. 30 entry).

Defending the Resurrection: Finished W. V. Harris’ Rethinking the Mediterranean but only found some potential reading references.

E-Block: Began the article on my patronage-transference thesis of the atonement.

Other: Did a podcast interview. Also did some setup work for a new computer donated to the ministry. Got Windows 7 on it, so it works better now.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 8

Crossley in an Age of Tinfoil Hats

Defending the Resurrection: Started on W. V. Harris’ Rethinking the Mediterranean looking for anything useful.

E-Block: Read James Crossley’s Jesus in an Age of Terror and wrote a review.

Other: Finished a draft on that small freelance assignment. Will let it percolate a day and get back to it Wednesday.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 33

In Memory of Curt Marcus

Today we received sad news of the passing of a personal friend of the ministry, Curt Marcus. There are details on TheologyWeb at

http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/showthread.php?t=133735

I had half the day out for USDA work…here’s the rest:

E-Block: Finished reading Peter Gomes’ The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus and wrote the review.

Other: Worked more on that small freelance assignment.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 10

Buried

Defending the Resurrection: Finished the chapter on dishonorable burial.

E-Block: Continued reading Peter Gomes’ The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus. Also coded the above chapter on dishonorable burial for the Chapter Preview.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 8

Gomes on the Range

Defending the Resurrection: Finished Bernard Williams’ Shame and Necessity but found nothing useful. Also got started on a chapter on dishonorable burial which will also be used as an E-Block Chapter Preview.

E-Block: Started reading Peter Gomes’ The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus for a review.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 10

Bizarre Bevere

Defending the Resurrection: Finished the chapter on geographic and personal associations. Also started reading Bernard Williams’ Shame and Necessity looking for anything useful. It came to me from the library system in the county just to the north – yippee.

E-Block: Finished the item on John Bevere’s Under Cover on the subject of those who claim to have “conversations with God.” Also continued one of the remaining chapters for Why I Became an Atheist and started work on the Chapter Previews item for this round – more on that tomorrow. And, worked more on that small freelance assignment.

E-mails answered/written since last time: 12

Prime Time Coverage

Not much time today; spent half of the day on USDA work, but I should have a nearly full day on ministry tomorrow.

Defending the Resurrection: Continued the chapter on geographic and personal associations.

E-Block: Started an item on John Bevere’s Under Cover on the subject of those who claim to have “conversations with God.”

E-mails answered/written since last time: 39