Well, been a few years since my last entry so there's much to say. The issue of antilanguage did indeed come to its end in my MA Thesis: Antilanguage and the Synoptic Gospels: a sociolinguistic inquiry. There was much resistance to me creating this but it came through. Moving to Virginia was about the toughest thing we could've done, there is more deliberate and deeply held racism there than any other place I've been to and the demonic activity in the populace is widespread, almost traditional among the generations. We did make it through thankfully--me with the Master of Arts/thesis and admission to the PhD program under Dr. Porter, and my Beautiful Bride having successfully transitioned from Walmart to the Bank industry.

My research has turned heartily to that of sociolinguistics. I do believe this is a severely undernourished area of research in NT studies--viewing how the language functioned in the first century church. Viewing how it functions in the church through time as a whole is another whole can o' worms that would also need unpacking. I know this can lead to fellowship research opportunities and publications. I just need much prayer, opportunity, and resourcing. Of all things, I think that has turned to more my goal than anything--more and more my heart turns toward research. Particularly fellowship opportunities. Hmm. I read about guys like EP Sanders who spent much of his whole life in deep research, and guys like DA Carson who have their entire careers based in a "research professor" position and I strongly and persistently pray for that situation in my life. What a peaceful life it would be to research. To stew in my own track of thoughts without the need to constantly explain myself, to come out with research that changes the way we look at and understand the materials of the NT. I do pray for that.