I love the Irish. They have great ale, good cheese and onion slices. We went to the city this weekend and had beers at McSorley's, my favorite American ale house. Mmmm.

In other news, the Coen brothers and Cormac McCarthy gave a joint interview recently. I haven't been able to find footage of it, but you can read a transcript (not sure if it's the whole thing) here, and the photo has the most Norman Rockwell-ish light I've seen in some time.

Ginger graciously offered a couple tickets to the Pumpkin's show in Philadelphia last night. It was great. I drove down with a buddy from Princeton and we sat in the 7th row. Good times. Click on the images for larger files.

Fall is officially here! These are the trees right behind our apartment.

It's reading week here at Princeton. For some that means it's Fall break. For me it means sitting in the library doing exegetical work on 1 Thessalonians 4:4. I'm looking at the Greek word "skeuos" (skoo-Os), which can mean alternately: vessel, body, member, or wife. It sounds boring right? Well, I'm loving it. You'd think, oh tedium, but I spent six hours in the library reading a bunch of Greek and looking at commentaries yesterday and I didn't even realize that it was time to go until the librarian kicked me out. I love this life.

Here's a photo of Jack and I walking along the river behind our apartment.

p.s. Old man winter is just around the corner. I can feel him in my bones.....

Friends, this is one of my favorite charities. Go to Todd's Page for more info on the help they need.

Some of you have been asking what it's like here at Princeton Seminary. I think this quotation from Richard of St. Victor about sums it up. It might shock you to learn that Princeton is very much about the development of piety. This is an excerpt from one of my assigned readings.

"It is vain that we grow in riches of divine knowledge unless by them the fire of love is increased in us. For love arising from knowledge and knowledge coming from love must always grow in us, each ministering to the increase of the other by mutual growth, and love and knowledge developing in turn."

-----Richard of St. Victor, from "Selections for Contemplation"