Pistis Faith
This entire post is balderdash. Though the Scripture verses certainly stand, the scaffolding I’ve erected around them is made of store-brand Q-tips. But I’ve got a purpose in it all. This post should be like the definition of metaphor I once read: you take two things and place them close together, hoping that a spark will jump across the gap and illuminate them both. But I’m not telling you what the other thing is! You’ll have to guess! The guess will create the spark! So let’s see some...
Save $100 on BibleWorks 8
I just received the following announcement from the BJU Campus Store, and I’m passing it on to BJU students as an FYI. (I used to run this program at BJU; you can now direct all inquiries to Joseph Markey as stated below.) If your school has 10 or more people interested in BibleWorks, you, too, can save $100 on it. Contact BibleWorks here. Special Savings on BibleWorks The Campus Store is offering a special price on BibleWorks to qualified individuals through the BibleWorks Institutional...
Media Are Not Neutral
I wrote the title above as I was progressing through this little counterpoint blog at the New York Times. And then I ran into this statement from Yale prof (and Unabomber victim) David Gelernter: The tools (as usual) are neutral. It’s up to us to insist that onscreen reading enhance, not replace, traditional book reading. It’s up to us to remember that the medium is not the message; that the meaning and music of the words is what matters, not the glitzy vehicle they arrive in. Amen. More...
Technology Giveth; Technology Taketh Away
The line at the end of this paragraph is brilliant, brilliant! Thank you Lev Grossman of Time! This is a truth I’m convinced our generation of Bible students and pastors must get, or we’ll miss out on true riches. [Google] Wave isn't actually an e-mail killer. In practice, it's more like an insanely rich IM client. E-mail is asynchronous; you can wait an hour or (if you are, like me, a bad person) a week to answer it. But because Wave operates in real time, it demands immediate attention...
BibleWorks Seminars!
You're invited to a Greenville, S.C., area BibleWorks Seminar at Heritage Bible Church, Saturday, November 7. There are two seminars: Beginner to Intermediate (9 am to 12 pm) Go from ground zero to knowing everything you need to know for daily BibleWorks use in just three hours. Special focus on tools aiding exegesis, especially quick and accurate searching. Includes fun activities like the BibleWorks radio show! Advanced (1 pm to 4 pm) Review your intermediate BibleWorks knowledge and then...