I’ve been researching a bunch for my presentation next week on Plato’s tripartite division of the soul, and my head is swimming. I’m having a rough time trying to systematize all my research into some coherent presentation format. At the same time, I have a bunch of stuff to do this weekend ( Read more... )

Such vanity is mine that I wish I were one of them. All my words are but hot air and pretense in comparison.

“The foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men,” saith the Apostle.

So we guys got together tonight and had a good songwriting session tonight. I really like playing music, no matter how bad I may suck. Hopefully with more practice, I’ll get better. Anyone know of anyone who gives drum lessons?

On another note, we went and saw The Matrix Reloaded last night. It was entertaining, and the Wachowski brothers’ use of ( Read more... )

Everyone's favorite group of middle-aged white southern Calvinists is back online, after a few weeks of consternation and anxiety regarding server switches. Go check it out.

Tonight's going to be busy. First, we're driving down to La Jolla to celebrate Ryan's 21st birthday. Then we're driving back to Irvine to see The Matrix Reloaded at 12:45 AM. ( Read more... )

I forgot to mention that last Friday we went up to Chain Reaction and saw Noise Ratchet, Counterfeit, Acceptance and Die Radio Die. The last band would have been good if its singer wasn't so tone-deaf and off-key. The other three bands were excellent.

Music is wonderful...

I am the only one home right now. It's very quiet, and a bit lonely. But there is nothing wrong with solitude; it's almost peaceful for once.

I was reading in my interlinear New Testament today, and I found out that the word agape is used in 2nd Timothy 4:10 for Demas' "love of the world," which eventually led to his apostasy. Now agape has ( Read more... )

We're reading Book VI of The Republic right now, which contains Plato's epistemology and metaphysics. It's surprising how much Platonic though Christendom has swallowed as its own, when in reality "what has Athens to do with Jerusalem," to quote Tertullian ( Read more... )

Sometimes the most piquant thing in my life is abject boredom. I wonder if Jesus ever got bored when He walked on earth ( Read more... )

I'm finally going to turn in my change of major form today, after six weeks of sitting on it.

I'm doing well in school so far, although I don't know about how this Plato paper is going to come back.

Our washing machine broke: it refuses to spin dry and drain the water.

I'm going to start writing something big. I'll let you know about it's

I had quite an enlightening day of Descartes today, and learned a bit more about what constitutes a Christian epistemology. Specifically with regard to the role of the "natural light" as Descartes was prone to call man's capacity to reason, I realized that, posterior to faith, a man's reason is redeemed for use to the glory of God, though as Paul ( Read more... )