Nathan Wilson nails Darwinism again: In this story, the Darwinian device that moves action is called (hail, the conquering hero) natural selection. But it has no purpose, no goal at all. Survival is the result for some and death for others, but there is nothing in...
Books
You Lie!
I finished up the history of Southern Seminary. I couldn’t help it. It was a riveting read. I knew the conservatives would win in the end, I just couldn’t guess how Providence would manage it. The story was worse than I expected. When liberal-moderates realized that...
A Truly Great Line from a Truly Great Book
I'm still thoroughly enjoying—and receiving historical instruction from—Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859–2009. I just got through the major fight liberal-moderate president Duke McCall had in the 1950s with a group of liberal-moderate faculty. McCall won,...
Thrilla in Greenvilla, Round 3
I challenged my good friend Brian Collins to a public discussion: electronic books vs. paper books. I started off by listing all the stuff I'd bought from Logos and other electronic sources. (I got one moderately nasty comment that I did not post, someone marveling at...
Another Note from the Tilt-A-Whirl
This book is just full of bons mots: The Greeks were right. Live in fear of a grinding end and a dank hereafter. Unless you know a bigger God, or better yet, are related to Him by blood. —N. D. Wilson, Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl
BJU Seminary Retreat
The Father of lights gave a good gift to me this past weekend, a retreat to the Wilds with most of my fellow BJU Seminary students. I enjoyed the preaching, the God-honoring music, the many discussions with individual professors, the conversations with other students,...
The Thrilla in Greenvilla!
In another vain attempt to stoke controversy and therefore grow my blog readership beyond you two, I've provoked my good friend Brian Collins to bring our long-standing fight into public view, into a blog boxing match as it were. The fight could be summarized in a few...
Logos Seminary Scholarship
This opportunity from Logos is worth your time if you're in seminary.
A Note from the Tilt-A-Whirl
Real stars are illegal in most states. You have to get them on the reservation. —N. D. Wilson, Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl
Sadness over Southern
I can hardly put Gregory Wills' history of Southern Seminary down, and I'm willing to call it a must-read for conservative evangelical and fundamentalist seminarians. It was thrilling to read of Boyce and Broadus' doctrinal rigor and foresight, and it's been deeply...
The New New International Version
The much-maligned TNIV will be no more. A newly revised NIV will come out in 2011, the 400th anniversary of the release of the KJV. I did not realize that the NIV had not been updated since I was in preschool. The NIV is the most popular Bible translation in English,...
Sound Advice on BibleWorks, Logos, and Accordance
I agree with this guy. If you are wondering which Bible software to buy, his advice will help. I'll add one other thing: if you like keyboard shortcuts and overall computer quickness, BibleWorks beats Logos. Ok, one more thing: I have BibleWorks and Logos, and I don't...