Well, all the cool kids seem to be posting now, so I thought it was about time for me to make my debut, being the coolest early church historian around and all. Unfortunately, correspondence is one of the many areas where I am clearly the weakest link in the Papsdorf clan (even Sherlock leaves messages for his doggie buddies every day), so I don't really have any important news to share that Jill hasn't already posted.

School is going well, and this is my last full semester of course work. Next semester I'll take my PhD comps and then start work on a dissertation. The current idea for a topic is "The Emergence of Latin Pauline Commentaries from 350-450 AD." I'm sure you all can't wait until it comes out in book form, but I'm afraid you'll have to hold out for at least 2 or 3 years.

Apart from schoolwork, orchestrating our church coup and running errands, I devote the remainder of my time to contemplating the significance of profound truths. To give you an idea of what I mean I'll offer my most recent insight. Please ponder and discuss:

For the first time in approximately six years it is likely that both Doug and Rob have spent more time with a significant other over the last several days than Kevin and I have. Is this a sign of the end?