Usage determines meaning, literally.
I really enjoyed this essay on that poor, abused English word "literally." If you'll read it carefully you'll get a very helpful point for Bible interpretation as well as parlor talk. Note, too, that "wrongainey," one of the four known thoughtful commenters on the Internet (the other three frequent this blog, thankfully!), has done it again with a mild rejoinder.
Crossway and Cadillac
I applaud Crossway Books, the organization behind the English Standard Version, for being tech-savvy. I love their blogs and websites, as well as their electronic book policies. But now they have gone too far. A Cadillac Escalade ESV? The Escalade is one of the worldliest, blingiest cars there is! Reportedly, the dashboard uses the same typefaces as the new ESVs, the vinyl seats are Tru-Tone and come in Celtic or Urban, and the voice for the internal computer is done by Max McLean! No thank...
Al Martin on Childrearing
For the last year my wife and I have been in the young couples Sunday School class at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. The first six months focused on the marriage relationship; for the last six we've been learning from experienced parents about how to raise godly children. Our teacher has highly recommended a series of 40 messages on child-rearing from Al Martin, long-time preaching pastor at Trinity Baptist Church of Montville. I'm thankful for Trinity's generosity in making this whole series...
Want ESV Audio?
Want to listen to ESV audio? You can always do it for free at the ESV website. Or you can buy it for $10 from one of my favorite Bible software retailers, Rejoice Christian Software. Make sure to get on their mailing list for more great deals—including a nice price on the IVP Essential Reference Collection for Logos, a resource I turn to frequently.
David Wells Comments on Fundamentalists
David Wells recently gave an excellent address sponsored by the (Carl F. H.) Henry Center on preaching to postmoderns. He spoke in the ATO chapel at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Wells made a few comments about (American Protestant) Fundamentalism toward the end of the Q&A session. I'll include the positives and the negatives to be fair, but I do think the positives are striking: Those of us who have developed a few gray hairs look at this new [evangelical] monasticism with a...