Being Lazy

It has been a great break from school. I have enjoyed the laziness aspect of life. Not that I have been sitting around in my PJs for the past month or anything. I have held it a privilege to take a well deserved mental break from the intensity of studying and writing. I have been studying some fun stuff (fun stuff for me anyway) in the last month. Namely, my focus has been on the Pentateuch and Paul. I have a book that is a series of articles called Paul and the Law. I am reading my way through that and also delving into some of John Sailhammer’s early articles. Both of these extra circular studies are hopefully going to serve me well in the coming months as I prepare to write my Masters Thesis.
I have also been working on editing a book with Dr. Alan Hultberg. The subject of this book is something that I have never really cared to study before: 3 views on the Rapture. I always joke with people that I am a perfectly content knowing that Jesus will return someday and everything is going to pan out eventually. So I call myself a “panmillenialist”. This is probably not original with me, I can’t remember where I heard it before but I still don’t hesitate to use it.
As I said before the book I am working on for Dr. Hultberg is all about the 3 different views of the Rapture. It has Craig Blasing for the pretribulational view, Hultberg for the prewrath view, and Douglas Moo for the postribulational view. It all has to do when and if the Rapture will happen. I really like Hultberg’s view of things because of its uniqueness and continuity with OT scripture. He is also my mentor so I suppose I probably should side with him, if anybody:) Although, I do think doing PhD studies under Doug Moo at Wheaton might be pretty cool.
The boys and I have been playing a lot of Wii lately because of all of the rain. Until they were recently grounded that is:( Put them in the corner, take away TV, spank there butts, all of these things don’t seem to phase them. But take away the Wii and not we are talking some real emotional trauma:)
I am struggling with the idea that I should probably get back on my ADHD medication. School was a lot easier last year when I was taking it. We ran out of money and really couldn’t afford it anymore so I detoxed and did all right. I got straight As last semester but I had a really hard time focusing on writing papers and was pretty disappointed in one that I submitted to a professor. I really studied the heck out of it and then couldn’t sit down long enough to get it out on paper. When I was on the medication I could sit and write. Not blogs like this (which no one is reading anyway) but systematic theology papers that were good quality and recognized by my professors. With my thesis coming up I want to do quality work. So I am going to go and talk with the Biola Shrink and see what he thinks. He was regulating my meds until I went off of them so he will probably think it is a good idea to get back on them.
My life really isn’t that difficult. God has my back and I am just looking to follow Him where ever He leads.
I need a cool closing phrase ot these bloggs. Something catchy like TTFN, ta ta for now, but much less childish:) I have a friend that uses “In His Grip”. Thats is rockin cool but I don’t want to plagiarize. Maybe I chew on a Mentos and think of one.
Until Later
J. Owen Carroll (This is how I will sign my name someday when I write a book!)

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