This post by Wheaton professor Tracy McKenzie—a personal answer to the barbed challenge against Christian education issued by U Penn's Peter Conn—was very stirring for me. Everyone at Bob Jones University should read McKenzie's piece, as should everyone teaching in...
Mark Ward
Kindle Aping Oyster?
Wow! This could be extremely cool—Amazon opening a subscription service like Oyster Books. Or, like Oyster, it could be extremely cool and ultimately not conducive to my personal and financial purposes. I really liked Oyster and signed up immediately, but I let my...
The Moral Argument
I just noticed an interesting entry in a New York Times series of interviews with major thinkers organized by Notre Dame philosophy professor Gary Gutting. Up to bat in this edition is Michael Ruse, author of Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know, and decorated...
Accordance is Automagical
I really like Accordance, and I recommend it highly. I didn't always. I leave it on all the time on both my Macs. However, I admit to being so accustomed to BibleWorks that I haven't made as much use of Accordance as I would like. I've hit that age. However,...
Excellent Thoughts on the New Reader’s Bibles from J. Mark Bertrand
Excellent thoughts. I concur completely, both in theory and in personal experience.
Bible Typography Manifesto Signatories, Rejoice
It's time you checked out the amazing new project called Bibliotheca. A full-fledged typography nerd and Bible-lover has put together a truly groundbreaking reader's edition of the Bible. It was all a little mind-boggling when I first heard (hence the time it's taken...
Droplr Awesome
I love Droplr, and over the last six months I have used it nearly 800 times. It's one of the very few online services that I pay actual money for (I used to pay for LastPass, but I switched to 1Password, which is slightly better for my needs and has a one-time fee)....
New Article on Medium.com
I just posted an evangelistic/apologetic article on Medium.com. Please check it out. And pray for it to have some success. Wicked Ignorance
The Symbolic Value of the Hobby Lobby Case
Libertarian Julian Sanchez says he has "no sympathy whatever with the substantive moral views of Hobby Lobby’s owners." And that makes his insights even more trenchant. Sanchez first quotes Justice Alito (see decision, p.4): The effect of the HHS-created accommodation...
You Just Have to Read This
I posted on this some time ago, but I have thought of it so often that I have to post it again: Wheaton prof Timothy Larsen's thoughts on why so many Christians feel that the teaching they received as children was simplistic. Very insightful, penetrating. A must-read...