Four Major Layout Options for New Foreign Language Bible Translations
I've recently done a little volunteer consulting work for a Bible translation organization. Volunteer, as in I'm not sure they wanted it or will do anything with it but they don't yet have a "no unsolicited opinions" sign up and I couldn't help myself... Here's what I sent them. It's a suggestion for four Bible typography options that might be presented to national church leaders as they prepare to print their new Bible. I think at least four major options need to be made available to national...
Cool New Way to Use the Best Word Processor
I love Google Docs. I live by Google Docs. I can't believe I ever lived with anything else. It strikes just the right balance between simplicity and power. It's made for writers like me who constantly need to send out documents for edits and comments without causing a massively complicated pile-up of versions and tracked changes. Plus, it's in the cloud, so my documents are never stuck on one computer. I can access Docs on my MacBook Pro, my iMac, my iPad, and my Nexus 5X (and my wife's iPad...
A Profound Contradiction at the Heart of the New Left
Super helpful, from Alan Jacobs, reviewing a book by Roger Scruton: Scruton gives two reasons for bringing [the subjects of his book on leftism] together here. The first is that they have all identified themselves as leftists.... The second is that “they illustrate an enduring outlook on the world, and one that has been a permanent feature of Western civilization at least since the Enlightenment.” That outlook is composed of two major commitments, or proclaimed commitments anyway: to...
Sex and the Christian Vision of the Good
Christianity doesn't guarantee prosperity of every kind for every individual. Struggles in one's health, one's marriage, one's work, and even one's faith are par for the Christian course (Jas 1:3). But, overall, we expect the biblical vision of the good life to produce a better life than the non-Christian vision. And (marital) sexuality is included. The Bible doesn't deny that sin brings pleasure (Heb 11:25), only that the pleasure lasts or is worth having. Sin is always a denial of love for...
Mark Ward on Shaun Tabatt Show Discussing Logos
I had a chance to go on the Shuan Tabatt show recently.