Hey guys, just wanted to contribute a few things from my readings and doings. One of the reasons I am slowly poking along in S.K. is because I have three books to read before my internship begins. I am on my last one and it is called "Theology of the Reformers" by Timothy George. Some interesting thoughts have struck me as I have read about Luther and now Zwingli:
First of all, these reformers all had a high view of God. These are surely the greatest accomplishment of the Reformation - The reclaiming of the supremecy of the Word, Christ and God's sovereignty. Each of the reformers also had their mistakes. It is encouraging to see their humanity and shortcomings amidst a great movement of God. Even theologically speaking, the men of the reformation did not completely conform to Biblical theology (in my estimation). However, the culture, society and church from which they were emerging was such that we should be very grateful for the indelible marks they made in church history and the spirit of reformation they passed on to us. "Semper Reforma" (always reforming) is one of the commonly forgotten mantras of the reformation that we should continue to practice.
On another note, I have acquired a few moleskin notebooks/journals for this internship. While my emotions toward these notebooks and those who owned them have been mixed up to this point, I must say that they are truly a blessing to humanity and the world of thought and thinkers. I hope that including myself or us into that last statement was not too presumptuous...
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moleskin journal Josh? Seriously? you know the kind of people that carry moleskin journals around? and why would you buy something bound in rodent skin? that's absurd.
no, but seriously, i've been thinking about getting one or two as well for my upcoming venture to mexico. it would also be nice for writing down my thoughts about what i'm reading and whatnot.
also, in honor of the usual moleskin types, i've written in all lowecase letters because most of said people are those postmodern types. and words and grammar and such don't matter much. that's all for now. ttyl. txt lyk no 2mro. thats 4 u molskn tipe josh.
o no, i'm doomed. is this this kind of life i'm bound to now? i don't want to like it here. i want to be my own man. but at least you capitalized my name.
moleskin eh? Immediately those freshman butt buddies come to mind who used to carry them everywhere. You aren't like that are you?
On a more sanctified note, how abooot posting some ruminations on the three books you read?
Thanks for your concerns... it's not like that. I'll post some "ruminations" in a bit. I'm not done with the third book yet. I have to write five papers a week during this internship! But don't worry, I'm won't bother you guys with them all. I will, of course, give updates though.
Moleskin...you need to become a coffee drinker if you carry those around. Maybe you should get designer glasses too.
On a serious note: will a beautiful journal provoke one to write more often?
On a not serious note....argg we come for your butts!
Thank you for desecrating the sanctity of our blog
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