“I am concerned only with the proper training of the mind to encounter and deal with the formidable mass of undigested problems presented to it by the modern world.” D. L. Sayers
Events of interest for Grad Students tomorrow! Women students can check out lunch, and then the SIPC Committee is hosting a panel on the faculty hiring process! hope to see you there! #SBLAAR2024
Worth the trip. #AARSBL24
My time on SBL Council is coming to a close. I have been so honored to work with such amazing colleagues whom I can now call dear friends. 
Prior to the Vice Presidential Debate held on October 1, Dr. Sherelle Roberts moderated a pre-debate Q&A session to help increase voter education.
Register to vote by 4 PM on October 7: https://t.co/11KGBGWfB3.
The ink is now dry—and I am overjoyed to announce that our book "Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire" will indeed be coming out in Open-Access thanks to the generosity of the Theological Faculty of the Georg-August-University, Göttingen.
It is rough in form and shape, but here is the paper (and the opening efforts in my new project) that I presented at ISBL today.
“The” Messiah in “The” Targum? https://t.co/WeopztaboM via @Targuman
I feel this now, in the election cycle of 2024, to seek solitude from the news, not to remove myself from the world but to care for the world (and myself). A solitude that belongs to the world and God. From Thomas Merton:
My book on grief, Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope
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“True peace and true glory can only be found in me, and the secret of great peace is to have no desire to please men, and no fear of displeasing them either.” The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis
Getting a little personal today…
“THE VOICE OF THE LORD: My son, you must not take it badly if some people have a low opinion of you, and say things that are not very pleasant to hear. You should have an even lower opinion of yourself, and consider that you are more likely to err than anyone.”
G is for “Grace”
“The grace of God is patience and second chances, forgiveness and acceptance. Grace is what covers our sin and makes our faith effective.”
https://t.co/R9BJLjfGcx via @Targuman