Here's another quotation from an evangelical (!) commentary which inclines me to think that playing on liberal academic turf is neither right nor safe: For convenience, the author of 1 Peter will be referred to throughout the commentary as “Peter.” This practice does not imply that the issue of authorship is by any means settled, yet the question of whether Peter was actually the author cannot be avoided. The author unmistakably introduces himself as “Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ” (1:1). The...

A few months ago I mentioned that one of the most powerful choral experiences I have ever had was during a visit to my school of the choir from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland. They gave an impromptu concert in the student center. I stood right in front of them and heard them sing powerfully and skillfully in a beautiful, challenging arrangement: “Kyrie, eleison! Kyrie, eleison!” It was very moving: these people my age, most of them almost certainly far from God, were crying out, “Lord,...

I have tried to read the paragraphs below as generously as I can, but I am still saddened by them. Please do correct me if I have been uncharitable. Here's an example of what self-identified fundamentalists may become if we don't learn lessons from the 20th century history of our brothers. This comes from Graham Twelftree in (historically evangelical) InterVarsity Press's Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (emphasis mine): 4.2. Was Jesus an Exorcist? Although the view is occasionally advanced...

Last week I attended the Bible Faculty Leadership Summit at Bob Jones University. The highlight for me was the address Kevin Bauder gave on fundamentalism and scholarship. His talk was based on his recent twelve-part series of "In the Nick of Time" posts. His talk gave rise to fervent (and actively ongoing) discussion. There has been broad agreement, I feel, but a few questions have been raised (not least by Bauder). Here are two: How do we fundamentalists avoid the catastrophic failure of the...

When I'm in Windows I use AutoHotkey to perform several common macros. It's very cool. Try it! After you install, go down to your system tray and right click on the AutoHotkey icon. Choose "Edit Script." Place these scripts in your file, and make sure to click the icon again (after saving the file) and "Reload Script." If you make any cool scripts I'd love to have them. I admit that I've tried and failed to make a script that will type my username, tab, my password, and return for getting past...