Relaunching the Café
Posted By asbandy on January 2, 2009
The last two years have been a series of transitions that resulted in my cessation from blogging. It began in the Spring of 2007 with a final push to finish my dissertation. Some friends offered me the use of their beach house on Topsail Island (NC) to finish my last chapter. I affectionately renamed the island to Patmos as I sat alone typing furiously and gazing at the occasional sailboat gliding by in the sound. I would write until about 5:00 am, sleep until 6:30 am and return to writing. It was one of the most concentrated and productive periods of writing I have ever experienced. I graduated a month later and two months after that I moved to Louisiana. My transition from pastor/ph.d. student to professor was challenging, but extremely rewarding. I thoroughly enjoyed preparing lectures and interacting with students. Needless to say, however, that blogging shifted to the back burner. While I was thinking about blogging and jotting down ideas for writing posts, I seldom found the time to write. I transitioned, again, this last summer with a move back to Southeastern. This time to take an administrative position as the Assistant Director of Ph.D. studies. Between unpacking, learning a new job, preparing manuscripts for publication, and readjusting to a new location, I simply stopped blogging altogether. Then one day I went to cafeapocalypsis.com, with a burning desire to share some thoughts about a book I was reading, when I discovered that my website was no longer available. It turns out that it was an issue with the server that hosts my website. When we were able to get all those matters resolved all the content from my former blog was totally deleted.
So here we are, back at the beginning. I hope to re-post some of my former post, but I also look forward to contributing new posts related to biblical studies. The primary focus of this blog will continue to be John’s Apocalypse and other apocalyptic writings. Since this blog is an extension of my thoughts and interest, you can expect to find posts related to biblical studies, biblical theology, language and linguistics, theology, and history.
