14º
I write today to commemorate the cold outside today in Greenville. 14º when I walked to work. I could barely read J. P. Louw's article on NT lexicography in this book, the air was blasting me so forcefully. It is too cold for sentient life. I did see some freshmen outside, however.
Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Church, But What It Can Do for You
I spoke last night to a new seminary student here at BJU. He just arrived from another undergraduate institution. I looked through his eyes at the choices he is about to make—especially about church attendance—and I trembled a bit. A word to him: You are the product of your influences. Go to Bob Jones Seminary, listen hard, and you'll preach a certain way. Go to Bob Jones Seminary, invest yourself in one local church during your time in school, and you'll preach a somewhat different way than...
How to Highlight a Book
These are a busy dissertation writer's tips for highlighting a book: Use yellow for any statements that grab you. Use orange for a statement that grabs you but is right next to another statement that already grabbed you, so you can keep them separate. Highlight in such a way that what you highlight forms a complete sentence. It's not as difficult as it sounds, and it will help you as you scan the book in the future or take notes. Use pink for organizing statements, such as "This chapter has...
Google Books, However!
Google Books has become my constant companion during my dissertation research. You can see it up on my extra monitor below (I've been studying this past week at a basement hideout in a secret, no cellphones location far from South Carolina!). I'm reading again through a very helpful book, Faithful Feelings by Matthew Elliott (it was his dissertation at Aberdeen), and I frequently check Google Books to see if I can read more of the pages he cites. For example, he cites Davies and Allison's ICC...
Wikipedia and Ponies
I did it. I gave $ 10 to Wikipedia. I use the service 20-40 times a day, so it's about time I ponied up. Click below to join me.