Author Archives: jacobcerone

The First Weekend of June

Posted on June 3, 2012 by jacobcerone

Well, it is the first weekend of June and it has already been a whirlwind of one. Friday: Started Bibliographical Research course and immediately checked out this stack of resources. Saturday Morning: Dad Massengill helped finish installing power and lights … Continue reading →

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A Brief Update

Posted on June 1, 2012 by jacobcerone

I)  Last night Mary Beth and I finished putting the sheet rock up in the new pantry.  We also began the taping and mudding process.  We taped up three joints (I’m sure we could have done more last night) and … Continue reading →

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A Weekend in Georgia

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jacobcerone

This past Memorial Day weekend Mary Beth and I went to Georgia to visit my sister and her husband at their lake house. We arrived here around 1:30AM after a long drive from Holly Springs NC.  On Saturday, we spend … Continue reading →

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New News

Posted on May 24, 2012 by jacobcerone

Recently, I have been away from the blog and the blogging world.  Mary Beth and I have been in the process of doing some remodeling at home.  I was finally motivated to start the sheet rocking process for our new … Continue reading →

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Home- Marilynne Robinson

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jacobcerone

I have been on a bit of a fiction roll this past week.  I just recently finished reading Marilynne Robinson’s novel, Home.  This novel runs alongside her previous novel Gilead.  James Wood, in his review of the book, writes, “Home … Continue reading →

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As One Devil to Another: A Review & Contest Winner

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jacobcerone

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher, Tyndale. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. As One Devil to Another is a series of correspondences … Continue reading →

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Feuerbach on the Providence of God

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jacobcerone

I found this quote to be both insightful and incisive : Creation out of nothing, as identical with miracle, is one with Providence; for the idea of Providence–originally, in its true religious significance, in which it is not yet infringed … Continue reading →

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Answer: Name That Author 04/19/12

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jacobcerone

Although no answers were posted in the comments section of my last post, I did receive a few via email.  Most thought that it was either Barth or Kant (note: these were received before I added the hint about a … Continue reading →

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Name That Author: 04/19/12

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jacobcerone

Make your guesses as to the author and the work in the comment section below! [edit: hint…German from the 1800s] The measure of the nature is also the measure of the understanding.  If the nature is limited, so also is … Continue reading →

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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semster at America’s Holiest University

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jacobcerone

The other day I finished reading/listening to Gilead.  I perused Audible’s Semi-Annual sale list in hopes of finding a new and cheap read.  I found Kevin Roose’s book, “The Unlikely Disciple.”  The book’s cover and its title were, at first, a … Continue reading →

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