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So my big obsession right now is "What did Jesus actually *say*?" I'm not trying to deny the riches of Christian theology, but to take Jesus seriously, "on his own," so to speak.

With this new job, I have more time to read.

His single main bit of advice from Philosophy is to let go of hope and of fear. I have had to do some thinking about which meaning of "hope" he is refering to, since Hope is a virtue, and it is hard to imagine an intelligent, educated, theologically minded Christian author advising against it.

Beautiful art, I need to look at the pretty pictures.

I re-read the Bible periodically (mostly so I don't embarrass myself when some Protestant asks me a question and they think I won't know the answer because I'm Celtic Catholic). I love the Christian Community Bible, and I even read the commentary, which I don't do with most Bibles. As of now, I am in Isaiah--though the Old Testament books are in an odd order in this translation.

I read it through periodically. I am reading the Christian Community translation, which I love (especially the commentary, the only footnote Bible commentary I enjoy). I am in Isaiah now.

I've not read it yet, which is a bit embarrassing. So now I shall.

I'm reading this book because I am interested in the inter-connectedness of all things (whether or not traceable to a beach in the Bahamas). So far, so good.

I've heard him on the radio (NPR) and he is fascinating. I'm interested in everything, and this book seems to be about everything. How the owrld works.