tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59547946326004340432024-03-04T23:42:14.054-06:00bibLooHooProof that Bible majors really do have lives...
ANNOUNCEMENT: BIBLOOHOO HAS MOVED TO wherescindynow.blogspot.com! Ch, ch..ch, ch, ch...ch, check it out.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-41720636423139463632008-02-04T13:35:00.000-06:002008-02-04T13:36:11.374-06:00Bible Blues: Part 1I've recently gotten very protective of my Bible. No, I'm not referring to a sudden rise of religious zeal in which I carry one of my many Bibles with me at all times just in case a person begs me for conversion. I'm not snatching my Bible away from curious book-observers (you know, those people who feel the burning desire to pick up every book they see just to get to know it better) yelling "Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-6099126586027136522007-12-24T00:01:00.000-06:002007-12-28T22:23:02.620-06:00Merry Christmas!It's simple and perhaps a little bland, but I mean it from the bottom of my heart this season:Merry Christmas!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-90654130355285359942007-12-21T17:42:00.000-06:002007-12-21T18:01:30.111-06:00Escato-who?Today, in 500 words or less, I am going to attempt to explain the idea of eschatology. I have to. I can't let the Christmas season go by without it.Eschatology (say it with me, es-ka-TOL-o-gee) is basically the part of theology that deals with what Tim LaHaye-types like to call "The End Times." Revelation, armageddon (the event, not the movie), the Left Behind series---they're all eschatology.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-37507100703492649152007-12-19T22:09:00.000-06:002007-12-21T17:42:25.448-06:00Bibl-Scrooge-HooTonight I almost fell asleep on the floor of the Christian Spirituality section of Barnes n Noble while last-minute shopping with my dad. It was not good for a multitude of reasons. Let me see if I can put this adequately: going last-minute Christmas shopping with my dad is like going for a leisurely bike ride with Lance Armstrong. He's the master of the last-minute gift; one time, he and my Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-48542224206906606062007-12-19T21:23:00.000-06:002007-12-19T22:08:58.529-06:00Resolution Check-InSo here we are, 18 days after the Liturgical New Year and how many of my resolutions have I kept? Let's see...1) "Go to church more often"---check. In fact, I went to church the very next day. Yay!2) "Pray more often"--check. Actually, that's probably a topic for another entry. Double yay!3) "Update Blog more often"--failed. Miserably. Two out of three really isn't all that bad. Bear with Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-85629557954652128082007-12-01T11:18:00.000-06:002007-12-03T12:28:48.293-06:00Happy New Year!After reading the title of this entry, you may be a bit confused. You may wonder if I've written one too many papers and my brain has turned to goo (in reality, it's more like 23587093847642 too many papers, but moving on...) You may wonder why on earth I am wishing everyone a Happy New Year.I'm not crazy, I promise.It is, in fact, that time of year. Time to bust out the kazoos, confetti, and Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-37761126571801294462007-11-25T16:57:00.000-06:002007-11-25T17:38:37.124-06:00Cleaning Soothes the Savage LooHooMy computer mouse has it out for me. It's stubborn. It's difficult. It's downright vindictive at times. And this little computer mouse ("helpfully" located at the bottom of my laptop keyboard) was the catalyst for a bad day.There was nothing specifically wrong with the day--it started out quite lovely, in fact, but for some reason it just wasn't good. My computer mouse refused to have a little Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-76773946983302442762007-11-21T12:59:00.000-06:002007-11-25T17:44:46.055-06:00Pretty in Pink--Part 2Last time we left off, I was sitting in the emergency room waiting area eavesdropping on the woman with pink hair behind me, who had been making phone calls left and right because she apparently just had a miscarriage. While arguing with God about whether or not I should go over and talk to her, she left the room, taking away my chance forever....But wait! When does God ever just give you one Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-3995456148411539462007-11-15T00:16:00.000-06:002007-11-25T17:43:25.456-06:00Pretty in Pink--Part 1A few weeks ago I made a new friend named Sarah. Sarah had pink hair. Sarah and I had a nice chat. Sarah and I also happened to have met at the hospital. In the emergency room.Do read on.Let's start at the beginning (it's a very good place to start...I really hope you got that "Sound of Music" reference). Exciting things were happening in my Hebrew Prophets class a few Thursdays ago. Of course Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-43614327156680384432007-11-13T18:50:00.000-06:002008-12-10T18:13:34.071-06:00Langsea Does Halloween Professor Dibley with LangseaMore pictures of Langsea, from Halloween! She's just about the cutest pea pod I've ever seen in my life. Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-40714844528385265342007-11-13T10:21:00.000-06:002007-11-13T10:26:42.345-06:00Coming AttractionsComing up this week (after I finish the world's biggest beast of a project):--more pictures of Langsea (this time from Halloween!)--my encounter at the hospital--another Power of the Gospel--other generally assorted awesomenessCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-20473486922391693522007-11-05T11:28:00.000-06:002007-11-05T11:28:08.728-06:00The Power of the Gospel: Part 4So now that we know when the Gospels were written and what their genre is, we're all sitting in the corner rocking back and forth whispering "But it doesn't make any sense" over and over again, right? Okay, maybe that's just me.My freshman year of college, while taking my (at the time school-mandated, "I'll never be a Bible major in my life") Intro to the Bible class, I had a bit of a crisis. HowCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-87764367179391916052007-11-05T10:57:00.000-06:002008-12-10T18:13:34.925-06:00LANGSEA!!!!!Finally, here are those pictures I promised of Langsea!Isn't she beautiful? These were taken about a day or two after she was born, which was almost two months ago, so she's much bigger now. We all decided that she has Peter's nose, good nail beds and high arches, so she'll be set in life. Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-69664014051981246212007-10-31T17:52:00.000-05:002007-10-31T19:11:56.587-05:00Happy Hallormation Day!So the other day I took some pictures of Sparky for today--one of him "reading the Bible," which was conveniently perched next to his tank, and the other of him surrounded by Halloween candy. He was celebrating Halloween as well as Reformation Day! Unfortunately, Kodak Easy Share wasn't so easy to share, so no pictures :(We all know what Halloween is, but for those of you not in the know, Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-76518941533809915462007-10-27T17:55:00.000-05:002007-10-27T17:55:17.496-05:00Plane People: The Other Side of the Story (Part 2)When we last left off, Chuck, my fellow community-building plane person, was about to make a crucial decision: risk social awkwardness and start a new topic of conversation or turn back to his spot in line and pretend to read his book.The choice was his.I could practically hear the gears turning in his head."Well...".........Chuck smiled (albeit defeatedly) and turned around, flipping the pages Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-68347760417198702582007-10-26T11:13:00.000-05:002007-10-26T11:16:47.794-05:00What's the Story, Morning Glory?In a bit of liturgical spontaneity, here's a morning prayer written by Martin Luther. I like it.My Heavenly Father, I thank You, through Jesus Christ Your beloved Son, that You kept me safe from all evil and danger last night. Save me, I pray, today as well, from every evil and sin, so that all I do and the way that I live will please You. I put myself in Your care, body and soul and all that Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-26179919006820757802007-10-23T12:16:00.000-05:002007-10-23T13:33:45.833-05:00How Come Dumbledore Has a Boyfriend and I Don't?I'm a self-avowed fan, a connoseiur of all things Harry Potter...a Pottermaniac if you will. Sure, I'm not quite to the level of going to midnight launch parties at Barnes & Noble dressed as Hermoine, but I did read each of the books in less than two days and was actually depressed when I finished the last installment. I love Oxford (in part) because I think it looks like Hogwarts. I've oftenCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-27247866175463109942007-10-22T10:44:00.000-05:002007-10-22T10:45:12.562-05:00Plane People: The Other Side of the Story (Part 1)I met a celebrity last weekend. Are you familiar with the written word?Are you familiar with a certain #1 bestselling novel entitled "The Devil in the White City"?Are you familiar with Erik Larson, the author of the aforementioned novel?I'll give you a moment to be impressed.Okay, maybe 'celebrity' is a wee bit of an exaggeration, but I was excited to take a ride out to the 'burbs and spend an Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-43052700816907914532007-10-16T12:42:00.000-05:002007-10-16T13:44:10.128-05:00Blog LustI made a huge mistake today.I read another blog."Now that's not such a big deal" you may say. "It's not like you're cheating on yours." But it is. Oh, it is. This wasn't a normal blog that one of my friends writes in every once in awhile ("today I had tea and went to class...") this wasn't even one of my professors' blogs ("deuterocanonical hermeneutical patristic blabbidy blah blah blah"). This Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-45617447476459012052007-10-15T11:31:00.000-05:002007-10-15T12:36:30.535-05:00bibLooHoo Goes GreenDid you know that today is Blog Action Day?Exciting, isn't it?When I saw this most auspicious of holidays on the Blogger homepage this morning, images of bloggers in superhero costumes came to mind. What, praytell, are we supposed to be taking action on? Making like the cat, I let my curiosity get the best of me (although I am still here...curiosity, you may have gotten the cat, but you're no Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-67850020993608134922007-10-12T16:07:00.000-05:002007-10-12T16:09:31.509-05:00I Thought Jesus Would've Had a More Masculine Voice...One of my professors showed this in class today. Seriously, he did.Please click the link.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-32825201083401227102007-10-10T23:30:00.001-05:002007-10-12T16:07:27.705-05:00The Glories of FallUm, I love fall. That's it. And to prove why you should love fall too, I've compiled the following list:1. Leaves. Did you know that the state economy of New Hampshire actually depends on people coming to look at their leaves in the fall? They even have a cute term for those tourists--leaf peepers. Clearly, dying foliage must be gorgeous for an entire economy to hang on it, and besides, think of Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-53343963205669012592007-10-10T22:05:00.000-05:002007-10-10T23:28:43.033-05:00The Power of the Gospel--Part 3So now that we know when the Gospels were written, on to another (seemingly boring but surprisingly fascinating) topic: their genre.Stick with me.It may seem, like so many things, inconsequential to wonder what genre the Gospels are, but it actually makes a huge difference in the way we read and understand them. Think about it: you wouldn't open up a Dan Brown novel and expect a romance novel Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-21711133790009531742007-10-10T22:03:00.001-05:002008-12-10T18:13:35.298-06:00Happy Birthday, Blog! Yup, it's been a whole month. Here's to many more to come.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954794632600434043.post-70078537196500243752007-10-09T21:38:00.000-05:002007-10-09T22:55:02.063-05:00Plane People: Part 2Dr. Willitts, if you're reading this, I'm really sorry that I'm writing this instead of doing my synthesis, but sometimes a girl just needs a break from writing verbless, five-word titles to the entire book of John.And so, with a clean conscience, I wrap up the epic tale of my quest to build some Christian community on my flight this past weekend. When we last left the tale, my Type 2 companion Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.com0