http://asisaid.com/journal/ Tim's Blog en-us http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1367.html Timothy R. Butler Well, I have been quiet on here for weeks as I tried to survive the ever crazier scheduling of the semester, but as of Wednesday, I turned in my final project, a paper entitled “May Good Win Out in Glory: Towards a Barthian Exegesis of Genesis 22,” which served to wrap up the semester... Sat, 17 May 2008 4:3:33 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1366.html Timothy R. Butler This week looks really, really crazy. In part, it looks crazy because I have tons of group meetings all week for final projects. I have no less than three different group projects in motion right now! Of notable interest today is my group for Marriage and Family — we met today to film our p... Mon, 5 May 2008 22:54:47 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1365.html Timothy R. Butler So, I was standing at the pump the other night, putting nearly forty dollars worth of gas into my little VW Bug. Next to the current cost is a little sign about how I could receive 5% cash back for my gas purchases with the Shell MasterCard. I’ve noticed Conoco-Phillips has a similar ad on ... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 3:54:5 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1364.html Timothy R. Butler I was just awakened by an earthquake. 5.4, centered in West Salem, Ill, about 130 miles from here.

Update (10:42 CDT): They downgraded it to 5.2, but we just had a fairly large, estimated 4.5, aftershock. This is the first noticeable aftershock after a se... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 8:4:16 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1363.html Timothy R. Butler

April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.

--T.S. Eliot



Sometimes I think Eliot is right on this. Certainly I agree with Chauc... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 3:44:47 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1362.html Timothy R. Butler I recently read a book on Francis Schaeffer for class. Being a thorough look at Schaeffer, it inevitably spent time on Schaeffer’s critique of Barth — indeed, it expanded the attack. It also applied Schaeffer’s critique of culture to argue that Postmodernism is not a friend to C... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 3:13:26 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1361.html Timothy R. Butler KMOX today featured Dr. Ken Chilton, director of the Institute for the Study of Economics and the Environment (ISEE) at Lindenwood University, on its program talking about global warming and what economists can tell us about that subject. Take a listen <a href="http://ww... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 3:1:59 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1360.html Timothy R. Butler Well, I meant to reply to my own meme earlier, but… the best laid plans… Since I took so long, I thought I’d just use my answers for another blog post.

Q - What is your favorite part about the month of April? Reciting Chaucer, no doubt.<img src="/images/smilies/ic... Tue, 8 Apr 2008 2:7:43 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1359.html Timothy R. Butler Once more, I thought I’d try reviving the old Question of the Week meme. Feel free to answer in the comment or own your own blog. If you do the latter, please trackback or leave a comment about where you posted your answers.

Q - What is your favorite part about the month of April?</... Fri, 4 Apr 2008 2:11:51 GMT http://asisaid.com/journal/article/1358.html Timothy R. Butler I’ve been using the Accordance Bible Software package for a number of months now in preparation for a review on OFB. I've liked it enough that I bought several modules that were useful for seminary studies. ... Thu, 3 Apr 2008 3:7:43 GMT