I'm in Atlanta with thousands of religion scholars. Yay....I think?
Here's a picture of the property I live on now--in the late 1930s.
Here's a similar view today.
Check out the growth of the tree in the upper left corner, among other things.
When I teach a class, I am never going to do anything to make any of my students feel like this."People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Maya Angelou
96% of people in Birmingham describe themselves as Christians--the second highest of any US metropolitan area.
Birmingham has the highest rate of church attendance of any US city: 67%.
64% of people in Birmingham believe strongly in evangelism--the most of any US city.
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Birmingham has the highest rate of church attendance of any US city: 67%.
64% of people in Birmingham believe strongly in evangelism--the most of any US city.
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My blog seems to be getting boring. Facebook and Twitter are more fun, and I do a lot more there. So I changed my blog template, so you can at least have something new to look at. :)
God, you have given us enough to meet our needs
and those of our neighbors.
We confess that we value accumulation more than sharing,
and that we blame those who lack for their need,
never recognizing that you wish to provide for them through us.
Forgive us our overflowing storehouses
and unhealthy appetites.
and those of our neighbors.
We confess that we value accumulation more than sharing,
and that we blame those who lack for their need,
never recognizing that you wish to provide for them through us.
Forgive us our overflowing storehouses
and unhealthy appetites.
Hmm, I'm still here...nothing too exciting. I've been working and studying for the class I will be teaching. This is MUCH better than studying stuff for my dissertation. You can talk to me in person for my reflections on that experience (if you catch me in the right mood).
Anyway, now I'm the professor...strange!
Anyway, now I'm the professor...strange!
Today 45% of Americans ages 25 to 34 are married.
In the 1960s, more than 80% of Americans ages 25 to 34 were married.
In the 1960s, more than 80% of Americans ages 25 to 34 were married.
Try not to be too jealous of my exciting life. ;)
On my trip, I somehow lost my watch. The funny side of this was using my phone for an alarm. It was stuck on New York time, so I had to set it to wake me up at like 1:30 AM every day!
I'll have to buy a new watch, but that won't be very expensive.
I also broke my glasses, unfortunately. I had put them in the pouch in the back of the seat in front of me on the plane when I was trying to rest. I shifted my foot the wrong way, and POP--there went the glasses frame.
That mistake is either going to cost me $3 in super glue (unlikely to work), or $350+ in an eye exam and new glasses (more likely).
This turned out to be quite the expensive trip!
I'll have to buy a new watch, but that won't be very expensive.
I also broke my glasses, unfortunately. I had put them in the pouch in the back of the seat in front of me on the plane when I was trying to rest. I shifted my foot the wrong way, and POP--there went the glasses frame.
That mistake is either going to cost me $3 in super glue (unlikely to work), or $350+ in an eye exam and new glasses (more likely).
This turned out to be quite the expensive trip!
PRG-JFK-ATL-BHM
approximate travel time: 22 hours
time difference: 7 hours
High temperature in Prague: 68 degrees F (20 C)
High temperature in Birmingham: 95 degrees F (35 C)
approximate travel time: 22 hours
time difference: 7 hours
High temperature in Prague: 68 degrees F (20 C)
High temperature in Birmingham: 95 degrees F (35 C)
what I'm not doing
thinking about my dissertation
stressing about my dissertation
studying my dissertation
being upset about my dissertation
thinking about all the $$ and 100,000 Delta miles I spent to come to Prague (okay, well, maybe I'm doing this one a little bit)
what I'm doing
whatever I want to do!!
thinking about my dissertation
stressing about my dissertation
studying my dissertation
being upset about my dissertation
thinking about all the $$ and 100,000 Delta miles I spent to come to Prague (okay, well, maybe I'm doing this one a little bit)
what I'm doing
whatever I want to do!!
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