I once sold a cartoon to a magazine for $20. In a vain attempt to regain what amounted to a $120/hr job, I write down cartoon ideas regularly. Here was my latest, but so far I had thought it too cheeky to do anything with: Ha ha! Well, if you steal this idea, don't...
Mark Ward
Books for Sale!
UPDATE: Some lots have sold. I got married and I have some extra books I want to sell. Here they are. Brand new, hardcover. $10. Brand new, shrink-wrapped, $22. A must-have. All the books on CD read by well-known actors plus a softcover single-volume edition of the...
NKJV Study Bible on Genesis 1:1–2
I'm reviewing the NKJV Study Bible right now, and here it is on Genesis 1:1–2: 1:1 ....Even though the word for God is plural, the verb for created is singular. It means "to fashion anew." This oft-used word in the Bible always has God as its subject. Here, it means...
Gaffin Quoting Ridderbos on the History of Pauline Theology
A clever comment by Herman Ridderbos, quoted in Richard Gaffin's By Faith, Not By Sight, a book I bought in Libronix, transferred easily to my Kindle, and am reading currently: Herman Ridderbos has observed, taking in the history of interpretation of Paul in its...
They Is Okay
I don't have the wherewithal at the moment to do a diachronic* linguistic usage survey of the word "they." (Or rather, like most bloggers, I lack the willingness to let such a survey delay rushing this blog into, eh, print.) But I am qualified to do a synchronic*...
Words of Wisdom on the Blogosphere from One of its Doyens
iMonk shares some trenchant blogosphere insight, well worth a read for bloggers and those who love them. A "Blogging Philosofesto" is percolating, fermenting, and languishing in my own queue at this moment.
Literal Exegetical Announcement
To echo the words of Matthew 1:18, Μy wife "has been found in stomach having" (εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς). Just yesterday we saw our baby for the first time. We witnessed an on-screen dance sponsored by General Electric, and we were both amazed how...
Losing the Gospel
Recently I spoke to a man from the depressed neighborhoods surrounding my church, a man who, sadly, had utterly no understanding of the gospel—and a man who recently became a baptized member at the nearest Southern Baptist Church. Many leaders of the SBC have been...
Words of Controversial Wisdom from Someone Else Don’t Blame Me I Just Repeated It But I Do Think They Are Wise So Take Them Under Advisement and May the Lord Grant You Wisdom
Here are two arguments I took down from a conversation I had with a musically oriented older man who has significant seminary training. I offer them for your consideration; I thought they were wise: When people are dancing and acting without inhibition at a rock...
Obama Speaks to Poe Mill
I pray that the many black kids I love in the Poe Mill section of Greenville, SC, will hear their president's words: President Obama delivered a fiery sermon to black America on Thursday night, warning black parents that they must accept their own responsibilities by...