In her book Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire, Jennifer Knust assumes that because the patriarch Judah committed immorality with a woman he supposed to be a prostitute, the Bible takes an ambiguous stance toward...
Mark Ward
Review: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond My rating: 3 of 5 stars In short, Europe’s colonization of Africa had nothing to do with differences between European and African peoples themselves, as white racists assume. Rather, it was due to...
Greenville-Area BibleWorks Seminar
I will be putting on an area-wide BibleWorks seminar at Morningside Baptist Church. There will be two sessions: Beginner-Intermediate (Feb 11, 9:30 am–12:00 pm) Gain a solid understanding of how to use BibleWorks in real-life exegesis and sermon prep. I assume you...
Uncharacteristic (?) But Genuine Gushing
Jim Berg is one of my favorite preachers in the world. Of course, there are many preachers I benefit from. "All are yours," Paul said (1 Cor 3:22)—Piper, Packer, the Puritans—and the Internet has made them all readily available for my benefit. Praise God! But...
Funny Quote on Technology Guaranteed to Make You Laugh or Your Money Back (If You Do Laugh, Would You Consider Giving Me Some Money?)
From John Dyer's From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology : When it comes to technology, each generation sees the issue from a slightly different perspective. Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, once grouped...
A Good Way to Explain It
What a Great Idea!
This is why I bought a Kindle and not a Nook—Amazon has it together as a company, a lot like Apple but without quite the same visual panache. I can now more easily send any document on my computer straight to my Kindle. That’s real handy for someone like me who likes...
Congratulations, Greenville!
My humble home town makes the front page of the New York Times! That home looks like it’s in Dellwood—that’s my best guess. Not a lot of Newt fans in West Greenville, I don’t think… Or beach cruisers.
Crossway e-Book Sale! Every Book Just $6!
Crossway is selling all of their e-books for just six bucks a piece—until Jan 15th. Here’s a little gem from one I picked up, Mark Dever’s The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made. I’ve been planning on buying this for some years now as a homiletical aid....
New Years Resolutions: Grace or Guilt?
Join the discussion over at Charlie Johnson's blog. Or turn it into a discussion, I guess! I think Charlie raises a great point—but then again, so does the first commenter! =)