by jakeowensby | Dec 9, 2022 | James 5:7-10, Patience
In the early 80’s I was still a grad student and teaching my very first intro philosophy course. Some class sessions went pretty well. Others not so much. On one particular morning my lecture had plunged the students into a terminally bored stupor. I spent the rest of...
by jakeowensby | Dec 13, 2019 | James 5:7-10
Between 1999 and 2012 Jacob and Jake ranked among the most popular baby names. In the preceding decades, not so much. I was always the only Jake in my class. Finding a coffee mug, a t-shirt, or a key ring with my name on it was impossible. So you can imagine how...