Well, I'm 24 now. Okay, admittedly, on its own that's not terribly significant. Most people were, are, or will be 24 at some point in their lives. I guess what's far more significant was the birthday present I got today.

I spent yesterday and this morning at a Synod assembly. Chances are you have no idea what that is. A Synod is a regional division ( Read more... )

*Candy bar!*

…This is really tempting. I gave up sweets for Lent, but chocolate is delicious. It’s kind of a battle, between sticking to my discipline, and just giving up on it and going to town on this thing. Faith versus desire, you know? A chocolate bar isn’t really a big deal, though. It’s not very difficult, really, for me to say no to this ( Read more... )

So, we were talking about the Confessions of St. Augustine in my human nature class today, and while I didn't particularly catch anything interesting in the confessions themselves, the prof mentioned something which tossed me off on a fun tangent which I developed into the little idea you're about to read below. Namely, he mentioned the Christian ( Read more... )