I'm super excited about my new ESV Reader's Bible. I've been reading in John, Acts, and the Psalms. For those of you who signed my Bible Typography Manifesto, you may be interested to see the following message I received from Crossway. I asked at that time about the...
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Brand New ESV Reader’s Bible
I've already said a great deal on this blog, going back to its earliest days, about the unexamined detriments of versified printings of the Bible. As the author of the only Bible Typography Manifesto known to man, I have publicly and for all time stated my...
Information Filters
Today, says sociologist Christian Smith, Anyone can post for global consumption almost whatever content on the Internet, unregulated by traditional standards gatekeepers, without having to account for its relation to everything else on the Internet. Stated...
Review: United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity
United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity by Trillia J. Newbell My rating: 4 of 5 stars I watched Trillia speaking to Thabiti Anyabwile in an author interview and decided I wanted to buy this book. Ms. Newbell impressed me with her bright Christian countenance...
Hole In Our Holiness 99¢ Today and Tomorrow
I enjoyed real personal, spiritual and theological profit from this book. Today and tomorrow it's just 99¢ on Kindle. Here's my review.
BJU School of Religion Blog
Over a year ago, Kerry McGonigal and I decided to put our heads together, go through the proper channels, and make the case for a BJU School of Religion (SOR) blog. After an initial meeting or two, I dropped out and let Kerry go the rest of the way (since I'm not part...
Review: Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me
Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me by Kevin DeYoung My rating: 3 of 5 stars Great stuff, no complaints. I always profit from DeYoung. He succeeded in showing, from the Bible, that the Bible is...
A Kind Invitation to Egalitarians
The evangelical left loves to critique complementarianism. And more power to them. Marshal your best exegetical arguments, egalitarians, and put pressure on us to be biblically faithful. Don't let us remain complacent, assuming that our gender-role traditions are...
Journalism at Its Best
Well-known New York Times religion reporter Laurie Goodstein (with Jodi Kantor) did good homework on this interesting piece about female Mormon missionaries. The authors feed the story through a distinct narrative of their own, but what comes out is still well worth...
Dr. Bob Jones Sr’s First Use of “All Ground Is Holy Ground”
The sayings of Dr. Bob Jones Sr are legendary around my alma mater. As a frequent victim of chronological snobbery, I was ready to be critical and dismissive of these statements when I first saw them tacked above chalkboards in classrooms. But I was won over by...
Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day
My pastor knows his people. My wife and I needed this practical exhortation to jump-start our annual Bible reading. I do think that one of the biggest lessons I'm still learning about life in this modern world is that every choice to value something is necessarily a...
ESV Reader’s Bible Sample PDF
Crossway has finally put out a sample PDF of their upcoming Reader's Bible. I've been checking the page compulsively for some months, but I can't say how long the PDF has been up. I'm also not quite sure what to think, because the PDF includes enough of Genesis to...