Doctoral Compromise
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...
Bible Faculty Leadership Summit
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...
Auto Hotkey
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...
Ouch, Oxford!
Ouch! This is what the Oxford English Dictionary's American counterpart (the OAD) offers on Jonathan Edwards: "Extreme Calvinism"? Nothing about theological or intellectual profundity? None of his pastoral heart? Very sad. If you are faithful to the Lord, then in this world you will have tribulation. If you're very faithful you may get tribulation even after you enter the next.
What is the Anecdote to Anthrax? Well, Let Me Tell You a Funny Little Antidote about That!
I take too much delight in things like this... In the space of two days, I ran across dueling malapropisms, one in an e-mail and the other in an Amazon review. And both concerned someone named Ron! I need to coin a term better than "dueling malapropisms." I'll save that for another substantive (ahem) post. E-mail: "Last year I preached the funeral service for Ronald Pasch in Oswego. . . several people shared interesting antidotes about Ron." Amazon review: "Dr. Ronald Horton's book is a...