Mark Ward

1 Cor 7:26

Five points to the first person to note in the comments why this juxtaposition was counter to my expectations: NIV 1Co 7:26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are. TNIV 1Co 7:26 Because of the present crisis, I think that...

Choral Music and Common Grace

I've now persuaded even my wife to get into LaLa.com (she's usually a bit skeptical of my technological forays). We're enjoying it very much. I wrote this in my profile description for the site: I love choral music. God created beauty, and even those who rebel against...

The Level of Political Discourse in Mass-Media

The past was supposed to be better than today. I'm a conservative, aren't I? Did you know that people in America used to memorize poems and read stuff longer than a blog post? Did you know there was a day when kids' brains weren't full of Hannah Montana—or Eminem, for...

Star Wars Philosophy Melange

Obi-Wan Kenobi delivers a line in the final Star Wars movie (III) which has achieved some level of fame. It appears 8,270 times on the Web, including as the name of a blog. Anakin has just informed him, "You're either with me, or you're my enemy!" Obi-Wan replies with...

So You Got a New iPod Touch

I am dedicating this post to DN and all of the faithful BJU Wellness Program devotees who won iPod Touches and now—congratulations—have them in hand! May the Lord help you to use this helpful tool to His glory!I got a free iPod Touch with my iMac. I had had my eye on...

lala.com

lala.com—you've got to check it out. I just added to my playlist a huge number of Chanticleer and King's Singers tracks, most of which I've never been able to listen to in entirety. I win, because I get to listen to some excellent choral music. lala wins because I may...

I Did It: I Bought an ESV Study Bible

I'm afraid the hype proved too much for me, and I succumbed. I bought an ESV Study Bible. I got the Brown TruTone for $48 at my church's bookstore. I used the rest of my birthday money. It literally hurt my back in church yesterday because, at almost 2,800 pages, it's...

The Catholic Catechism on Papal Infallibility

This is what the Catholic church claims: In order to preserve the Church in the purity of the faith handed on by the apostles, Christ who is the Truth willed to confer on her a share in his own infallibility. By a "supernatural sense of faith" the People of God, under...

New! BibleArc.com

I highly recommend this new site and the method of exegesis it explains. I use it, too, though typically in a different format more suited for my tools (namely Word and Excel). But now that I have an online tool I might switch! Going through a closely-reasoned...