Comparing English Bible translations responsibly is very hard work. It requires a number of skills: Comparing Bible translations requires a knowledge of Greek and Hebrew. Like most things that should go without saying, it really can't. To be truly responsible when...
Month: January 2014
I Demand That You Read This Essay
I'm writing in a secret BJU Press project about the particular form of dualism Francis Schaeffer called the "two-story view." During my research today, I went back again to one of the two essays I have read most often in my life (the other is this), Stanley Fish's...
Toggl: Time-Tracking Software in the Cloud
Do you need to track your work time? I do. But my employer provides software with such a clunky interface that I simply can't bear it and, subsequently, I've had a perpetual temptation not to bother providing accurate data. (The software requires you to log in...
Dr. Bob Jones Sr’s First Use of “All Ground Is Holy Ground”
The sayings of Dr. Bob Jones Sr are legendary around my alma mater. As a frequent victim of chronological snobbery, I was ready to be critical and dismissive of these statements when I first saw them tacked above chalkboards in classrooms. But I was won over by...
Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day
My pastor knows his people. My wife and I needed this practical exhortation to jump-start our annual Bible reading. I do think that one of the biggest lessons I'm still learning about life in this modern world is that every choice to value something is necessarily a...
ESV Reader’s Bible Sample PDF
Crossway has finally put out a sample PDF of their upcoming Reader's Bible. I've been checking the page compulsively for some months, but I can't say how long the PDF has been up. I'm also not quite sure what to think, because the PDF includes enough of Genesis to...
Review: Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief by John M. Frame My rating: 4 of 5 stars When a systematic theology begins with a series of endorsements that are longer than certain other systematics, you know you’ve got either a goldmine or a naked emperor....
Stephen Jones on Race at BJU
I appreciated these careful and gracious and scriptural comments from Dr. Stephen Jones. I was particularly struck by Dr. Jones' use of Titus 3:3, which I had never thought to apply to ethnic divisions: For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray,...
I Was Clearly Censored
I was censored. And as a blogger who has occasionally deleted comments (I generally contact the commenter to explain), I understand why. I did not read the commenting policy, and perhaps I would have adjusted my comment if I had. But over at Rachel Held Evans' blog,...
Stumblingblocks
In my personal experience, violations of the following Pauline command mostly tend to fall into one category. Let us ... decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. (Rom 14:13) That category is entertainment. In my own life nothing...