Category Archives: Life

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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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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Ethics, Sports, and Sports Commentators

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jacobcerone

Recently I began tuning into Sports radio for my commute into work.   Mike Greenburg and Mike Golic are piped into one of our local stations from 6:00-10:00AM, and I typically catch the 8:00-8:30 segment.  This morning they were waxing … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous-03/31/12

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jacobcerone

Yesterday after work, Mary Beth and I dropped into Lowes in order to pick up our first ever charcoal grill.  The gas grill that was given to us was no longer cutting it.  The food always came out tasting like … Continue reading →

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Nathaniel Cooley

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jacobcerone

Nathaniel Cooley, a close friend of mine, has just made his entrance into the blogging world here.  He writes, “My aim in this blog is to share things that I find awe-inspiring: the biblical languages, theology, teaching, philosophy.”  I, for one, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Philosophy

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jacobcerone

Yesterday I began writing a Teaching Philosophy.  Having never taken a class in education and or educational theory, this was a new experience for me.  As a first draft, I realize that this document makes me look more like a … Continue reading →

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Scott Hafemann and Paul House: Q and A

Posted on March 24, 2012 by jacobcerone

There were many good papers/presentations that were given by students and professors over the past two days.  The plenary sessions were quite informative and enlightening.  If I find time in the coming days, I hope to share a little of … Continue reading →

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A Leave of Absence

Posted on March 9, 2012 by jacobcerone

Some of the faithful readers of this meager blog might be wondering, “Where has Jacob gone?”  I had made it regular practice to post at least once a day, excepting weekends.  It has now been 13 days since my last … Continue reading →

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If You Want to Learn…Teach

Posted on February 24, 2012 by jacobcerone

Last night the Cary Alliance Hebrew Grammar II class met for another grueling lesson.  My three students (Christine Davies, Rodney Harvill, and Ingrid Sprecher) learned about pronominal suffixes on the verb.  For those of you unfamiliar with Hebrew, this means that you … Continue reading →

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On America and the Church

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jacobcerone

I couldn’t have said it better than Adam Parker over at Bring the Books.  Here’s a quote from his article entitled, “If I Were the Devil…,” to whet your appetite: I can think of someone I would attack if I … Continue reading →

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