Category: Personal

  • Day 4a – The University

    On day 4, we visited my university. I’m including two videos from the walking trail we took which gives you views of the university and surrounding area. In the evening on day 4, we spent sone time in the city center eating an early dinner and browsing some of the shops.

  • Day 3 – Graduation

    You may notice that there are no pictures from day 2. That’s because we were exhausted from the trip … and our luggage got lost!!! So, we spent our first afternoon in Stellenbosch trying to get our clothes straight for graduation. Christo (my PhD supervisor) and his wife Marli were so hospitable; they provided us with…

  • Day 1 – Frankfurt in Pictures

    Our trip has been fantastic so far. I don’t know how much I’ll post since my posts have been infrequent even at home. But, here are some pics from our layover in Frankfurt, Germany. We visited St. Bartholomew’s and the roman ruins. And, we were fortunate to happen upon the Frankfurt Christmas market. Some of…

  • Bible Software Conference Day One

    As some of you know, I’m in Grand Rapids this week for a conference on the use of Bible software in the classroom and pastorate. My presentation got shifted to Wednesday, so more on that later. I’ll actually be a little bit sharper, I think, since my flight didn’t arrive until about midnight last night.…

  • Late Notice, But Come Out To First Presbyterian In Hammond Tomorrow

    So, it’s been a hectic week with my teaching semester getting into full swing on Monday.  I’ll be preaching at First Presbyterian Church in Hammond at 8:45 and 11:00 tomorrow morning.  Join us if you get a chance.

  • My Dissertation on Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary Learning

    Thanks to Daniel and Tonya again for mentioning my vocabulary research as well as Rod.  I was going to post this when it hit SUNScholar, but I’m not sure how long that process takes.   So, for those interested in reading my dissertation, you can find it HERE. Daniel also mentioned that I’m now using a…

  • Passed My Dissertation

    I just realized that I posted this on my old site, but not here.  I passed my dissertation defense on April the 18th and my revisions were accepted back in May.  So, I think I’m official now, though my graduation is not until December of this year.  I’ll post a link here when the dissertation…

  • Well … I passed!

    I tried to think of a better title for this post, but I’m drained from Palm Sunday at church and my dissertation defense this morning. My dissertation passed with some suggested editorial revisions to be made at the discretion of my promoters with no more involvement from examiners.  I’m not sure whether the title doctor…

  • Dissertation Defense Scheduled

    So, this website may soon be the home of Dr. Jeremy Thompson.  My dissertation defense has been scheduled for April 18th 2001.  I’m freaking out a bit.

  • On another note, I'm freaking out a bit

    My dissertation defense has been scheduled for April 18th. OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!!!!