Weekly post

Dear friends,
Having completed my New Testament term paper, that's 1 down and 4 to go. I next turn my attention to my Church History term paper, a history of indulgences focused on the early 16th century. If I can get a good couple of blocks of time for library research, and I think I can, it should be all right. The main concern is giving enough attention to each project. I've been told by third-year students that it's virtually unheard-of to have four term papers and a final project to do, that in most semesters it's far more usual to have two or three term papers. That's reassuring -- I guess. I still have to make it through this semester.
Good news may be on the horizon in a different area. At the coming seminarians' retreat the weekend of Nov. 18, I plan to ask the synod folks if they require actual time on a Lutheran campus. If not, then, I may not have to take any more than the usual three years, because apparently non-Baptist students who have denominational requirements to fulfill can use some of their required 20 elective hours to meet their denominational requirements. And several Lutheran-specific courses are routinely offered online. This sounds like a confused explanation, but trust me, it's a good thing.
Grace and peace,
Beth