As you read Psalms, you will come across many statements that may shock you because of their violence. “Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee?…I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies” (139:21–22). “Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let...
Mark Ward
Reepicheep and King David
Some time ago I blogged on Planet Narnia , a fascinating and truly thick book of literary criticism which argued that the seven Chronicles of Narnia are each organized around themes suggested by the medieval (and even more ancient) myths which rose up around the seven...
Powerful Evidence
The Wall Street Journal just last Friday published an article by Donna Freitas which makes my heart hurt for the kids I play ultimate frisbee with at Furman and other area schools. Freitas presents more evidence that the sexual revolution has brought the consequences...
Google Books as a Kind of Libronix
You can now search my library, or a lot of it. Or kind of some of it. At Google Books You can see 483 of the books in my library, but remember that some of them I would never have purchased separately; they just came with Logos Scholar's Gold and I've cataloged them....
Shooting Death on the Street Where I’ve Picked Up Kids Many Times
E 8th St in Greenville is close to my church. I've picked up and dropped off kids there many times. Two nights ago there was a shooting death on that street. I'm nearly certain that the deceased and the shooter (who police say may likely have been acting in self...
Follow-up on BT and ST from Ken Casillas, Ph.D.
I liked these comments on Biblical Theology and Systematic Theology (following my post on the topic) from Dr. Ken Casillas, BJU Seminary faculty and pastor of Cleveland Park Bible Church. I asked if I could excerpt them on my blog: [Carl Trueman's] point about ST...
Court Upholds U. of California Admissions Requirements
A major case in the culture wars over Christian education has been decided. "A federal judge on Friday rejected a claim that the University of California violates private Christian high schools’ freedom of speech and religion by not certifying certain courses for its...
Ontology, Economy, ST, and BT
Those who dive into the articles I'm about to recommend are going to have to understand a little something about the parallels Carl Trueman is drawing: Ontology (from ων, οντος) = Systematic Theology (or ST) Economy (from οικονομος) = Biblical Theology (or BT) Got it?...
Peter Enns’ Inspiration and Incarnation
Here's a page collecting links to the controversy surrounding Peter Enns' book Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament. I don't think any fair reader of Scripture can deny that the NT's use of the OT raises some difficult...
Keynote
My boss just defended his Ed.D. dissertation, and he hired me to produce a slick visual presentation to accompany it. (I had to make it real small to fit on the blog; sorry!) We did some real thinking about transitions and when to click. Apple's Keynote makes that a...