Fish on Augustine
Let Stanley Fish tell you something about your own theological tradition that you should know if you don’t already. This is from Fish’s conversation with Marvin Olasky before an audience of students at King’s College: Those of you who have studied Augustine will remember that one of his central tenets is the distinction between using and enjoying the things of this world. People who use the things of this world as a springboard to the higher truth of God and Jesus Christ are doing the right...
It Doesn’t Get Much Better than This
It doesn't get much better than this... ...except that my alma mater's own Warren Cook did it better in 1998 (?) on one of the only two cassette tapes I still treasure. I don't know how he did it—some passages aren't even as clear as those of the great choir (Canada's wonderful Nathaniel Dett Chorale) on this video, but overall Dr. Cook built an energy that culminated in the most beautiful ululating you ever heard. I wish I could share it with you. It is to die for. Die for.
How to Pronounce “Logos” in “Logos Bible Software”
How do you pronounce "Logos" in "Logos Bible Software"? Are the O's long or short? Should it be LAH-GAHS or LOW-GOESS? Or maybe both? LAH-GOES? LOH-GAHS? I have the answer. It's "LAH-GAHS." Both O's are short. There. Debate over. Make this post a Wikipedia footnote, somebody. You want reasons? Okay. Usage determines pronunciation. Most evangelical Christian pastors, Bible teachers, and students (the people who buy Logos products) know at least a few Greek words—words which, effectively, have...
ACPADI Book Club—Creation Regained Week 3, Chapter 3: “Fall”
The chapter on fall shows that the scope of the fall is “not only the whole human race but the whole nonhuman world.” (p. 53) Wolters ticks off some of the domains affected by Adam’s sin: marriage the family the state the environment the arts the academy technology emotional disturbances mental diseases bodily sicknesses But the absolutely key thing to realize—and, Wolters says, the reason that theistic evolution misses the point of Genesis 3 and is theologically dangerous (p. 62)—is that all...
Dr. Bell on Esther
Just a quick note that when I first touted Dr. Bob Bell’s OT book, I made no claim to have read it, only that I appreciated the author. Now I’ve read more of it, and I just recently read the chapter on Esther. I’ll say just three targeted things about this chapter, two mildly negative and one very positive: 1. Far be it from me to disagree with a man who’s been teaching Hebrew since before I was born… but I’m just not sure of the value of the word-count tables. The book of Esther shows why:...