Years ago, Kevin Bauder’s address “A Fundamentalism Worth Saving” was helpful and influential for me. Recently, I found my mind going back to some of the points in a Nick of Time article he just put out. I have a feeling these thoughts will stick with me, too:...
Mark Ward
Tips and Links for Studying Jewish Documents
David Instone-Brewer of Tyndale House offers some resources for studying Jewish documents. I have found it frustrating a few times to locate and translate Jewish documents relevant to NT study. Looks like this page will be a help. Be sure to submit your e-mail address...
May 21, 2011
It's not clear to me exactly what Harold Camping is predicting, but it is very, very sad. And wrong—though I wish he were right. Mark 13 admonishes readers against attempts at constructing timetables and deciphering signs of the Parousia. Disciples are admonished to...
Save the Date: May 5, 2012—PhD Graduation
As I announced previously, I successfully defended my dissertation for a PhD in New Testament on May 2. I have some corrections to make, but I'm basically done. I'm a doctor—though not the kind that anyone really cares about! Finishing five days before the 2011...
Why I Think the New Age is the Truly Hot Issue for the Christian Church, Or, Keeping Up with the Carsons
The crop of new theological books for 2011 is huge. The problem is that the cool people seem to read each one while I've only caught up to 1987 (Emergent what?—the New Age is the most pressing issue facing the Christian Church!). The cool people also seem to read all...
Three Answers to the Application Question
I am reading Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application by Dan Doriani. After just the introduction and first chapter, I am impressed. He has put his finger on questions I have asked; he then asked and answered them better than I ever...
Salvation at Yale
Last summer I took a course at Yale Divinity School’s Jonathan Edwards Center on Edwards’ Religious Affections. I enjoyed it very much. This summer I’m considering taking another course there. I was looking through the course offerings, and I came across this: I...
Should a Minister Be a “dumme dogge”?
When James I of Scotland acceded to the throne of England in 1603, the Puritans saw their chance to start anew. Ossified Queen Elizabeth was dead; perhaps James would complete the Reformation she did not allow to be finished. Perhaps Catholic accretions could finally...
Beautiful Royal Wedding Music, Contemporary Choral
I very much enjoyed this part of the wedding.
Free Greenville-Area Accordance Seminar May 14
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