Truth and Beauty
Derek Kidner is a commentator who writes not just insightfully but beautifully. Don't miss his commentaries on Genesis, Psalms (vol. 1 and vol. 2), Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. They are gifts to the church. I'm not familiar with Stephen Motyer (a relation to J. Alec, I presume?), but perhaps there's something in the British blood he shares with Kidner that adds beauty to his truth. I can't think of easy American parallels… While studying Jacob's wrestling match with God this evening, I read the...
NIV Books of the Bible
Biblica now has an edition of The Books of the Bible set in the NIV, though it’s just the New Testament (at least I can’t find an entire Bible on their website). The new edition is set in a serif typeface rather than the odd, hybrid typeface used for the TNIV editions I blogged about some time ago. I’m assuming that this is the NIV2011, but I’m not certain.
Context, Context, Context!
Oops! Check out my review of this unfortunate Christian tchotchke! Update: There’s more!
Wikipedia’s Fundraising Scare Tactics
Okay, okay, Wikipedia! Just stop showing faces brim-full of opprobrium toward us cheapskate users and I’ll give you money! I have actually given money to Wikipedia in the past, something that’s rare for me, I confess; do I really deserve this? Maybe you readers should consider donating in my name. Even if each of you gives only one mite, you’ll at least equal what the widow gave in Mark 12.
Quick Thought on Social Media
I’ve been on Facebook pretty much since it became available to me. I tried MySpace briefly. I have an obligatory Google Plus account. But the one piece of social media I most enjoy is Goodreads. Here’s why: in the world of book reading, things don’t happen fast. Even my most bibliophilic friends have real jobs, so they don’t read more than a book a week. Each of their posts—writing out thoughts on books they’ve read—marks a significant investment of time. So I have fewer posts to deal with...