The Reading Level of the KJV
I love the King James Version; it deserves its honored place in English church history. Its words will never leave my heart. But to be honest, I have trouble reading it in places—even though I grew up with it. And this is a concern to me, because I want to understand what I read in the Bible. People who believe in exclusive use of the King James Version are sensitive to my plight. They have worked to demonstrate that the KJV is actually easier to read than modern English Bible...
Quick Tech Advice: Free 411
Thanks, David Pogue, for the great advice on how to get directory assistance for free!
Speaking at BibleTech Conference
I've always wanted to go to Logos Bible Software's BibleTech conference, and this May I get to go and speak on Bible typography! I'm really excited. And you can come! We’ll be exploring the intersection of faith and technology in Seattle, April 30th–May 2nd. I've got a promo code for 30% off the ticket price, if anyone's interested.
Fundamentalist Scholarship
I'm assigning this article on evangelical theological scholarship by BJU PhD grad Andy Naselli as required reading for all PhD students at BJU, and for all PhD grads who aren't older than me—along with a series of essays on the same topic by Kevin Bauder (if you haven't already read them) that Andy references very positively. And I am directing this article at internal discussion, though I post it here because I invite others to listen in and contribute. (Note: I ran this post past several...
Pop Culture and Instant Gratification
I can't recommend Ken Myers' All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes highly enough. The IPP quotient (Insights Per Page) is probably higher than anything I've ever read outside a C.S. Lewis essay. Here's just one: Popular culture says, in effect, that nothing worthwhile is beyond your reach right now. Any experience, sensation, idea, or fantasy can be yours if you have enough money (which easy credit can guarantee), confidence (which an underarm spray can make you Sure of), and sex appeal (the...