Note: I sent this post to Lecrae's record label (I was unable to locate his e-mail address in repeated attempts), and received no reply in several months. I don't blame them; I'm sure they're busy! But this is a public issue calling for public comment. I think you'll...
Mark Ward
Peruse This Discussion if You Like
Faithful readers, accept my heartfelt thanks for your interaction. I really do appreciate it. I'm actually glad my blog is not popular enough to attract nasty commenters! For those who didn't participate in the "peruse" discussion, check out how the discussion fared...
Oxford vs. Oxford
Why yesterday's poll on the meaning of "peruse"? Well, a respected friend of mine recommended I write a post on the way people mistakenly use "peruse" when they should use "skim." Unfortunately, my good friend's complaint smelled to me like Lexicographical...
Be My Usage Panel
The poll below is not a trick question. Answer honestly right off the top of your head: Which of the following do you usually mean when you say the word "peruse"? ( polls)Tune in tomorrow for an explanation!
The End for Which God Created the World
What is the biggest purpose of God, the Father's business in the world about which we must be about? It's the glory of God. God's glory is the ultimate purpose or end of all creation—and it should be our ultimate end in every act (cf. a book recommended by my pastor...
Do We Need a New Internet? – NYTimes.com
“As soon as you start dealing with the public Internet, the whole notion of trust becomes a quagmire,” said Stefan Savage, an expert on computer security at the University of California, San Diego. A more secure network is one that would almost certainly offer less...
DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed
The quote below hit me. May God help us all to come out of this technological age knowing the Bible better than blogs. Are we experts in Scripture first? It's quite possible to be well-versed in Van Til's apologetics, Calvin's third use of the law, and David Well's...
Amazon Kindle 2
I bought a Kindle 2. I've been planning and saving my book budget for several months, because I suspected that a new Kindle was in the works. To supplement that plan I sold a monitor I no longer needed. I also, of course, discussed it with my wife, and she's actually...
How Much Weight Do I Put on One Greek Word?
Bill Mounce, ESV translator, is right on target: I have always taught that Greek grammar doesn’t necessarily answer all the questions definitively. Sometimes it does, but normally it gives us the legitimate range of possible interpretations, and then context and...
“Etymology” = “and” + “shopping center” + “o” + “nonplussment”
A great point about the way languages changes—and how fickle people are about that—from John McWhorter in Books & Culture (Jan/Feb '09): Every word in a language is the end product of eons of heedless transformation. The lay public is mesmerized by this process...