This entire post is balderdash. Though the Scripture verses certainly stand, the scaffolding I’ve erected around them is made of store-brand Q-tips. But I’ve got a purpose in it all. This post should be like the definition of metaphor I once read: you take two things...
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I just received the following announcement from the BJU Campus Store, and I’m passing it on to BJU students as an FYI. (I used to run this program at BJU; you can now direct all inquiries to Joseph Markey as stated below.) If your school has 10 or more people...
Media Are Not Neutral
I wrote the title above as I was progressing through this little counterpoint blog at the New York Times. And then I ran into this statement from Yale prof (and Unabomber victim) David Gelernter: The tools (as usual) are neutral. It’s up to us to insist that onscreen...
Technology Giveth; Technology Taketh Away
The line at the end of this paragraph is brilliant, brilliant! Thank you Lev Grossman of Time! This is a truth I’m convinced our generation of Bible students and pastors must get, or we’ll miss out on true riches. [Google] Wave isn't actually an e-mail killer....
BibleWorks Seminars!
You're invited to a Greenville, S.C., area BibleWorks Seminar at Heritage Bible Church, Saturday, November 7. There are two seminars: Beginner to Intermediate (9 am to 12 pm) Go from ground zero to knowing everything you need to know for daily BibleWorks use in just...
A Google Voice Tip
If you have Google Voice like I do, you probably—like I did—took a look at its features and then quailed at the thought of alerting everyone to a new cellphone number. That’s quite a commitment, and, frankly, I don’t think I’m ready for that emotionally. But I...
Usage Determines Texting
I grew up saying "gee" and having no idea that it was connected at any point to "Jesus." I did nothing wrong.* That’s because my usage community (other third-graders, I suppose) didn't know it either. Usage determines meaning, not etymology. Just...
Yet Another Note from Nate Wilson
Nathan Wilson nails Darwinism again: In this story, the Darwinian device that moves action is called (hail, the conquering hero) natural selection. But it has no purpose, no goal at all. Survival is the result for some and death for others, but there is nothing in...
Responsible Journalism
Peggy Noonan offers left- and right-winged examples of the level to which our national discourse has sunk: A few days ago, I was sent a link to a screed by MSNBC's left-wing anchorman Ed Schultz, in which he explained opposition to the president's health-care reform....
You Lie!
I finished up the history of Southern Seminary. I couldn’t help it. It was a riveting read. I knew the conservatives would win in the end, I just couldn’t guess how Providence would manage it. The story was worse than I expected. When liberal-moderates realized that...