David Brooks has responded in the New York Times to Rod Dreher’s just-out, “already-the-most-discussed-and-most-important-religious-book-of-the-decade” The Benedict Option. His response is not negative so much as graciously dismissive. He does this by labeling Dreher...
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Why Bible Typography Matters Video Passes 10,000 Views
A HUGE thank you to my mother and my mother-in-law, who have each watched my Why Bible Typography Matters Sunday School over 5,000 times! But it's time others watched it, too. It's got some stuff you need to hear and, I think, will enjoy. Also parts of it are...
Four Major Layout Options for New Foreign Language Bible Translations
I've recently done a little volunteer consulting work for a Bible translation organization. Volunteer, as in I'm not sure they wanted it or will do anything with it but they don't yet have a "no unsolicited opinions" sign up and I couldn't help myself... Here's what I...
Cool New Way to Use the Best Word Processor
I love Google Docs. I live by Google Docs. I can't believe I ever lived with anything else. It strikes just the right balance between simplicity and power. It's made for writers like me who constantly need to send out documents for edits and comments without causing a...
A Profound Contradiction at the Heart of the New Left
Super helpful, from Alan Jacobs, reviewing a book by Roger Scruton: Scruton gives two reasons for bringing [the subjects of his book on leftism] together here. The first is that they have all identified themselves as leftists.... The second is that “they illustrate an...
Sex and the Christian Vision of the Good
Christianity doesn't guarantee prosperity of every kind for every individual. Struggles in one's health, one's marriage, one's work, and even one's faith are par for the Christian course (Jas 1:3). But, overall, we expect the biblical vision of the good life to...
Mark Ward on Shaun Tabatt Show Discussing Logos
I had a chance to go on the Shuan Tabatt show recently.
Joy Davidman Lewis’s Brilliant Take-Down of Materialism
Just yesterday I was thinking, "I've just got to recover that fantastic quotation from the Joy Davidman Lewis biography I listened to on audio last year." (The downside of audio books—and the reason I typically "read" only fiction and biography in audio format—is that...
Review: KJV Reader’s Bible
KJV Reader's Bible, Black/Brown Tooled LeatherTouch by Anonymous My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m being generous and hopeful with four stars; I love the idea of this KJV Reader’s Bible, and the the execution is both brilliant and deeply flawed at the same time. THE GOOD...
One of My Favorite Theologians Questions Me on My Decision Not to Capitalize Deity Pronouns
Posted by permission and with slight editing from both parties. Hey Mark, I just noted your upcoming column on deity pronouns. My only beef with it is that it seems to me to set up a straw man and completely ignores a stronger and more pertinent argument. I’m sure...