Theology matters. What a sad letter. HT: Dennis Cone
Mark Ward
Rethinking Rethinking Jepthah’s Foolish Vow
Evangelical OT scholar Miles Van Pelt, co-author of a biblical Hebrew textbook and academic dean at RTS Jackson, knows a thing or ten about the Old Testament. And I only know a thing. But I still respectfully disagree with the small article he posted yesterday on...
New Song Based on Psalm 51 by Dustin Battles and Joey Holscher
Computer-generated statistics tell me that a full fifty-percent of my blog readership is a budding lyricist. Check this out. Rich stuff based on my favorite psalm. I hear people who pay better attention to congregational song than I do say that we need to sing...
The Declaration of Independence Proves to Be An Illusion
Satan led humankind into covenant disobedience. He tempted humankind to reject the rule of Yahweh and to issue their "declaration of independence" from their Creator. The consequences are devastating. When communion with the Creator of life is broken, death inevitably...
No Popes for You
I just posted "No Popes for You" over at the BJU School of Religion blog. Check it out.
Steven Pinker on Good Writing and “Bad”
I've quoted Steven Pinker numerous times on this blog, but I've never heard him talk. He's brilliant, and I found this to be a fascinating and clear-headed discussion on writing: A few things Pinker added to my understanding on an issue—English usage—I've already...
Hometown Boy Makes Good
BJU alum Dan Forrest receives well-deserved praise for oft-performed new work.
Boy Was Scrivener Wrong
I wish F.H.A. Scrivener, the editor of a version of the Textus Receptus that mimicked the textual critical choices of the King James translators, had been right when he wrote the following in 1873. I have taken the liberty of bolding every erroneous prediction. If a...
Bible Translation Tribalism
It’s been a while since I’ve been so excited about a post by Scot McKnight (um, I think this is actually a first), but he really nailed it in this post on Bible translations and tribalism. Here's an excerpt: The politics of Bible translation is a sad case of...
Slang
Good stuff on slang and etymology. I've enjoyed this woman's video posts at the Merriam Webster site. She gets it (as I certainly hope our lexicographers would).