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BJU Chapel Speaker Makes the New York Times
We have arrived, it seems, at a moment in our history when the most vigorous and coherent counterculture around is the one constructed by conservative Christians. ... It is conservative Christians... who, more self-consciously than any other large social group, buck mainstream notions of what constitutes a fulfilled life.[From A Mighty Fortress] So says the New York Times in an often sneering, sometimes wistful, and quite lengthy 2000 article. And the article's main attraction is the large...
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
Linguist-Translator with Valuable Insight on Bible Translation
Ernst-August Gutt, an author recommended to me by David Bell, has changed my wavering opinion on whether or not Bible translations should translate metaphors. You really need to read Gutt's whole—relatively brief—discussion to follow this, but try anyway: It is often claimed that a metaphor is a formal device that serves to embellish text. We are also told that it usually has one basic point of similarity that constitutes the meaning of the metaphor and that can be expressed in nonfigurative...
Gospel-Centeredness
I went to the Bob Jones University Faculty/Staff opening meeting this year with real excitement, more than ever in the nine times I've gone. Yes, heavy hors d'oeuvres were on their way, including my annual shrimp dosage. But somehow I felt that something even better would happen. It did. Stephen Jones, president of BJU and a sincerely godly man, made "Living in Light of the Gospel" the theme for the year. Last year's theme put feet to the truth. This year's theme gives the feet the energy they...