Congratulations, Dustin!
Mark Ward
Usage Determines Meaning no. 15
Sidney Landau, lexicographer, has a firm handle on one of my favorite near-inspired dictums, "Usage determines meaning." He devotes some space in his book Dictionaries to covering the history of English usage disputes. In the 18th century, grammar "errors" provoked...
COLLISION – 13 min VIMEO Exclusive Sneak Peak on Vimeo
Doug Wilson, Reformed apologist vs. Christopher Hitchens, eloquent atheist. Check out the first 13 minutes of their new documentary, Collision, here.
Kindle DX
We were waiting for the announcement, and now it's here: the Kindle DX. It appears to be no different from the Kindle 2 I have—except for a bigger screen, bigger storage, and a bigger price. That's 9.7" vs. 6"; 4GB vs. 2 GB; and $489 vs. $359. (The DX, targeting...
Too Legit to Twit
I happened to catch a little bit of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion last Saturday evening, and he had trained his satirical sights on Twitter. Dusty the Cowboy was tweeting every last detail of his life, to hilarious effect. Unfortunately, the sketch is not...
Ultimate Frisbee Makes the New York Times!
A truly great sport! Ultimate Frisbee Takes Off – NYTimes.com This is not from the NYTimes, but this guy whacked me in the face within one instant of this shot being taken so it's worth including in this post:
ἀγάπη Rejoinders
I recently posted a few of the kinds of statements my dissertation is opposing. For example, a Bible textbook avers, "Love is not an emotion, but an act of the will. Feelings may ebb and flow, but love remains constant." Let me now offer a few rejoinders: "Love" as...
Regeneration and the Second Great Commandment
May the absolute necessity of regeneration never stop me from doing good to my neighbor when it is in my power to do it. A ... combination of theological principle and careerist caution meant that [Billy] Graham’s critique of segregation never went nearly as far as...
Solid oak table, 6 chairs, and buffet – $700 (Craigslist Greenville)
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:49 AM, wilson brain wrote: Hi there, Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant purchase, so please and please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist, i dont mind adding an extra $50.00 for you to take the advert down...
More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops – NYTimes.com
It's a relief to be known by the NY Times as a Christian institution rather than as a racist one. This may be one good effect of BJU's apology: More than ever, America’s atheists are linking up and speaking out — even here in South Carolina, home to Bob Jones...