I love the King James Version; it deserves its honored place in English church history. Its words will never leave my heart. But to be honest, I have trouble reading it in places—even though I grew up with it. And this is a concern to me, because I want to understand...
Mark Ward
Quick Tech Advice: Free 411
Thanks, David Pogue, for the great advice on how to get directory assistance for free!
Speaking at BibleTech Conference
I've always wanted to go to Logos Bible Software's BibleTech conference, and this May I get to go and speak on Bible typography! I'm really excited. And you can come! We’ll be exploring the intersection of faith and technology in Seattle, April 30th–May 2nd. I've got...
Fundamentalist Scholarship
I'm assigning this article on evangelical theological scholarship by BJU PhD grad Andy Naselli as required reading for all PhD students at BJU, and for all PhD grads who aren't older than me—along with a series of essays on the same topic by Kevin Bauder (if you...
Pop Culture and Instant Gratification
I can't recommend Ken Myers' All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes highly enough. The IPP quotient (Insights Per Page) is probably higher than anything I've ever read outside a C.S. Lewis essay. Here's just one: Popular culture says, in effect, that nothing...
Avoiding the Temptation to Snark…
“Take Me to Church”: A Christian Review
“Take Me to Church,” by the Irish artist Hozier, is a global hit, reaching the number one slot in 12 countries and the top 10 in 21 more. It has gone triple platinum in the U.S. Here's the opening verse: My lover's got humor; She's the giggle at a funeral, Knows...
Help Attributing Al Mohler Quote
Friends, I need to find the attribution for the following: Al Mohler was being interviewed by a secular journalist. “Why are conservative Christians so hung up on homosexuality?” asked the journalist. “I don’t know that we are,” replied the Christian leader. “You’re...
BibleWorks, BDAG, and HALOT Deal
BibleWorks is still my go-to Bible software for some of my most important exegetical tasks: Searching multiple translations at once Comparing multiple translations of one verse at once Taking notes I have a friend who is selling BibleWorks along with some excellent...
Why Bible Typography Matters
Download Audio File Download Manuscript Download Keynote file Sign the Bible Typography Manifesto Reader's Editions The NIV Books of the Bible edition is the best reader's Bible available, typographically speaking. The binding, the typeface, and tiny...