http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/. . . for Christ alone.enWed, 04 Nov 2009 03:09:12 PSTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/AVW2WYImLbc/4-weeks-or-12-years.htmlThinking upon the eternalGodJohn BunyanJohn PiperpainsufferingKatherineWed, 04 Nov 2009 03:10:29 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a6523416970bToday is the 28th day since I hurt my back. Yesterday was more painful than it has been in several days; I also spent the almost the entire day alone in the house, and I was quite discouraged. Providentially, as I was reading Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper, the following quote from John Bunyan's pamphlet "Advice to Sufferers." If you haven't ever heard of John Bunyan, you should read his works. He was in prison for twelve years for preaching. He wrote Pilgrim's Progress, a piece of spiritual writing that shaped American Colonial culture, because so many of...http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/11/4-weeks-or-12-years.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/_BaYhHXEUlY/dancing-rats.htmlBook Reviewsbook reviewbooksMauriceTerry PratchettKatherineSun, 01 Nov 2009 12:51:14 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a69d3527970cThis will be a short book review, compared to some of my other ones. For almost the entire month of October I have been in bed, getting over a slipped disc, which means limited movement (from a lot of pain) and a lot of medication. In the beginning it was really hard for me to pay attention to anything longer than a TV show. One of the frustrating things about this whole experience has been my inability to read with my usual ease. So, my friend Chera brought over a lovely, short book. Even though it is a young adult...http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/11/dancing-rats.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/6CkJwlLH5WI/manifestos-not-mottos.htmlEnglish ruminationsThinking upon the eternalcatapultCinomanifestoKatherineFri, 30 Oct 2009 07:01:37 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a69259d4970cMottos are easy to get away from. They change; they are snappy; they are forgettable. Manifestos are something one signs on to. Something that encapsulates one's beliefs. This month's Catapult Magazine has my stumbling starts to write a personal manifesto. Ironically, I was published in this same ezine at about the same time. So, do you have a manifesto?http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/manifestos-not-mottos.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/oMKushdCVng/changes-and-deletions.htmlThe life of a PhD studentThinking upon the eternalgrad schoolLord of the RingsPhDScotlandteachingKatherineWed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:37 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a6280912970bI just deleted a link off my sidebar that has been on this blog since May 31, 2005. You can no longer find The Official Lord of the Rings web page on my sidebar. As I pressed the delete button, I felt a moment of bittersweetness, but then I thought about all of the changes that have happened in my life since I started this blog, 342 posts, 691 comments ago. In 2005 I was an instructor at a small liberal arts college that worked their instructors much too much. Since then, I have traveled to Jerusalem, Jericho, Tel Aviv,...http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/changes-and-deletions.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/9_1IamZcXdk/i-confess-i-am-a-logophile.htmlEnglish ruminationsScotland the BraveScotlandSNPWord SpywordsKatherineSat, 24 Oct 2009 04:25:49 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a671f38b970cI love learning new words. I have a list of my favorite words. I have words that I like to say as often as possible. I must, therefore, be a logophile. Which is why I like Word Spy, a little website that tracks the creation and usage of new words. Words like peanut-buttering and bleachorexia (which seems to be quite present in American culture). But, a new word caught my attention: de-Scottishify. Granted, I have only lived in Scotland for a little over a year, but I have been here long enough to see that there are ways that Scots...http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/i-confess-i-am-a-logophile.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/A0ypISn1bEQ/thank-you-just-isnt-enough.htmlLiving the single lifePhiliaThinking upon the eternalKatherineFri, 23 Oct 2009 15:17:24 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a66ecf6f970cThis is my thank you to the friends who helped me put my socks on, brought me lattes and flowers, sang to me when I couldn't sleep, measured out my pills, sent encouraging e-mails, helped me to breathe through the minutes of the dark night, brought happy tea times, and talked me through all of my fights with pain. Thank you for standing by me.http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/thank-you-just-isnt-enough.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/SpS8nI-k7iU/webbed-wonders.htmlThe Junk Drawer (where random things lurk)Cake WrecksHomestar RunnerVanilla GarlicKatherineThu, 22 Oct 2009 09:14:55 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a669344b970cSure, the web has trash, goop, even. But, there are some wonderful creations out there. If you haven't heard of these, you really should have a look. When you feel (or have done something) really stupid and need to prove to yourself that you aren't at the bottom of the stupid scale: Check out CakeWrecks. It is a wonderful, snarky little blog about professionally made cakes. Cakes that range from the scary to the grammatically incorrect. On Sundays they post the good cakes, the really beautiful cakes that are simply amazing. When you are in the mood for trying an...http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/webbed-wonders.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/PhJuAwFm2L8/paper.htmlBooksPhiliaThe Junk Drawer (where random things lurk)bookmarkscoffeePaperStoryCorpsWriter's AlamanacKatherineWed, 21 Oct 2009 05:16:10 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a60c7fa5970bPaper is one of my favorite things. Pink post-its. Torn scraps found in pockets. electronic receipts with that waxiness that disintegrates the marks on itself. My pad of notepaper with a polka-dot border. Crisp paper with a watermark. I love them all. I wander into any paper shop I find not because I have money, but because I like to look, feel, and smell the paper. My friend Sarah shares my love for paper. When you find someone who loves something you do, there is a little moment of joy. So, I wanted to share some things with you that...http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/paper.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/KRJpSKIHF-w/visiting-the-sick.htmlScotland the BraveThinking upon the eternalBobby JonesJohn KnoxPrayersSt. AndrewsKatherineThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:05:36 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a5e9b6a8970bEvery Thursday at 5:45, I make my way to a church here in town. A church where John Knox was the pastor at one time, and was rebuilt in the twentieth century with some funds from Bobby Jones. As the days get shorter, the light streaming through stained glass gets less and less during our prayer time. Usually, about seven regular attenders show up. I am the youngest one under fifty-five. No matter how hectic my week has been, as soon as I walk through the small cramped little wooden door of the entrance, I have a sense of peace....http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/visiting-the-sick.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SolaChristus/~3/TwB9sZeYMWY/on-being-a-beached-whale.htmlLiving the single lifeKatherineThu, 15 Oct 2009 04:11:06 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451dc9b69e20120a63f188c970cFor the last eight days I have been flat on my back in a bed. The doctors think I have a bulging disc. I am on the mend, but have a long road ahead. In times of incredible pain laughter is important. PhD comics had something today that made me laugh. For all my readers out there who are single, this one is for you:http://solachristus.typepad.com/sola_christus/2009/10/on-being-a-beached-whale.html