Another Grad School Update

Lots has happened since my last blog post, so it’s time for another update. At this point, we have heard back from eight schools, five of which have offered us admission.
1) The five acceptances are: Fordham, Villanova, Catholic University of America, St. Louis, and Calvin Theological Seminary. The first three of those are philosophy programs, [...]

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Sweet Victory, Thank You Lord

Faithful readers of our blog may remember this post from about a year ago. The statement at the end where I emphasize that we are not giving up is proved true by the post below announcing that the long process of reapplication is finished. And now I am pleased to be able to write that [...]

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colors/cozy/cat/computer/cooking/cuppas

Life continues to be unusually busy here in Vendsel-land. This week we are planning to journey to the great state of Ohio for some highly anticipated R&R with the Withrows. I am sure that pumpkin pie, turkey, stuffing, coffee, bookstores, and conversation will abound in a great abundance commensurate with the harvest holiday.
Philadelphia [...]

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4 Strikes and You’re Out

After a very hard year of finishing seminary, persevering through the GRE, and working overtime to save money to pay for application fees, I was disappointed yesterday to receive a rejection letter from the last of the four school I applied to, St. Louis. Valiantly as I may have swung, it appears I’ve struck out [...]

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On Why I Hate The GRE

I quote from the Princeton Review:
“the GRE is less a measure of your intelligence than it is a measure of your ability to take the GRE.”“the GRE is not a measure of intelligence; it’s a test of how well you handle standardized tests.”
“you have to choose from the choices ETS gives you, and sometimes, especially [...]

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endings & beginnings

It’s been a lovely weekend. Classes ended on Friday, and the student body gathered for a picnic on the lawn Friday evening where it was nice to relax a bit and chat with fellow students and faculty. There were tons of kids out running around in the grass, some live music and delicious burgers. Afterward, [...]

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dear diary: today I went to the library. the end.

Today was a gorgeous spring day, which I spent in the library. Sigh.
The good news is, I made a lot of progress in reading.
Still, I felt a little like Calvin: (click here)
(the facial expressions in this comic are classic)

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Nearing the Finish Line

I woke up this morning dreaming about selecting a Westminster class ring. Westminster doesn’t have class rings to my knowledge! - but I think I have graduation on the brain. One set of Monday night classes down, 2 to go; three more weeks of Thursday night classes, then finals. Almost there!
Since the next three weeks [...]

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Excuses, excuses…

I should have Calvin around any time I need to defend late work!
(click on comic for a larger picture)

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God who performs all things for me

Psalm 57:1,2
“Be merciful unto me, O God,
be merciful unto me:
for my soul trusts thee,
yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge,
until these calamities be overpast.
I will cry unto God who performs all things for me.”

A kind professor shared this verse with me yesterday - I think it is a beautiful expression [...]

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