Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH

Christian-LCMS-PhD Student-Percussionist-Cardinals/Blues fan-Organist-Cigar/Whisky enjoyer

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

I fear a man of frugal speech
I fear a silent man
Haranguer - I can overtake
Or Babbler - entertain
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But He who weigheth-While the rest
Expend their furthest pound-
Of this man - I am Wary
I fear that He is grand
-
Emily Dickinson

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Last night in Poland before a very very early trek back to the USA

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

At #REFORC2026 for the fifteenth annual REFORC conference on Early Modern Christianity in Early Modern Christian Materiality

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

This is the main hall for plenary presentations at #REFORC2026

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

To insult or wrong an unbeliever or heretic on account of his religion would not only be a carnal zeal but also a zeal that is calculated to hinder their conversion. A right hatred of false religion can neither suspend nor weaken the love that is due the other person. - Spener

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

In Wroclaw Poland this week for a REFORC’s early modern Christianity conference on materiality. Presenting my paper “Christ is All in All: a Post Reformation Understanding of Christ’s Omnipresence”

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

My goal alongside completing my PhD is to climb all of New Hampshire’s 48 4000 footers before I received my doctorate. Checked off my first two today. 4
5% of the way there

[Cardinals Talk @theredbird_way]

Cardinals bullpen so far in 2026:

41.0 IP
47 H
29 R
28 ER
28 BB
29 K
6.15 ERA
1.83 WHIP

Might be the literal worst bullpen in baseball and in St. Louis history.

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

In Cambridge, UK for the first of two conferences in the next two weeks.

“An Internal or External focus: Foundations of Piety in early 17th century Lutheranism” this week then: “From Augsburg to Westphalia: the development of toleration in the HRE” for next week.

But first:

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

@DrJordanBCooper I told some of the other Early Modern Religious historians that there is a Flacius Caucus in the LCMS and, after looking shocked, they began to just laugh

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

My favorite thing about buying mostly used books is finding the remnants of the previous owners inside them. Like this book on Early Modern Martyrs that has the previous owners bookmark still inside.

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Sanding and main work done now it’s time to finish… new England weather likely won’t cooperate for me to get this done by the end of break 🫠

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Spring break activities, trying to get a lifelong deal built

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Lots of excitement coming in the next few months

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

@PastorDeberny Looks like it smells interesting…

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Merry Christmas Eve! I Plowed and shoveled the drive after3/4 inches last night and Mari has been making cookies for the time between Christmas pageant and service this afternoon!

God is good

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Christmas break activity was attempting to organize all of my books… took the whole day but we’re about 80% done

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Six new adult confirmands this morning at FLC. My first class in the new member curriculum I’m running each semester. God is good.

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Finally finished grading papers and the rest… now it’s time to actually write papers for my own coursework

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Happy Thanksgiving from the Rhodes families!

[Jake Rhodes: PhD Student @BUSTH @JacobPercussion]

Award for the most unsecured load given to this truck seen on the way to church.

That reciprocating saw is staying the bed only by the grace of God