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April 26, 2011
The Rosary
I read the Sermon on the Mount often as a child—mainly because I thought it was cool that it was…
April 22, 2011
BibleWorks Favorites
I can read English, Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, German, and Latin, in that order of fluidity. Truth be known, my German…
April 19, 2011
I ♥ Instapaper
I checked, and only a few of the cool people—by no means all—are using Instapaper. I’m here to change that.…
April 18, 2011
Agape Love
One of the most popular linguistic and exegetical fallacies in modern times is that the Greek word for love, agapao,…
April 14, 2011
Dissertation Update 42
A few weeks ago I got word that my dissertation defense had been moved; it's now set for Monday afternoon,…
April 9, 2011
Four Encouragements for Those Who Sometimes Find Bible Reading Difficult
Do you ever stumble over the difficulty of some of the words of Scripture? It’s not just obscure places and…
April 8, 2011
SBL Bible Book Abbreviations
The Society of Biblical Literature has a series of standard abbreviations for Bible books. I particularly appreciate the fact that…
April 7, 2011
Mark Ward’s Microsoft Word Miracle Macro
Back in September of 2003 I had this problem, see. I would often paste text into Microsoft Word that included…
April 7, 2011
John Frame on Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
You’ll want to read this carefully (I added paragraph divisions to help you do so): It often comes as an…
April 5, 2011
Thoughts vs. Feelings
NPR yesterday ran a story about capital punishment in Connecticut. Apparently, the state may possibly get rid of the death…
March 31, 2011
Augustine on Love
Do not for the sake of reward love God; let Him be the reward. —Augustine (Philip Schaff, The Nicene and…
March 28, 2011
A Baby Story
Last week my wife was sick. So sick that she could hardly get off the couch for about three days.…
March 28, 2011
How to Use the Blogape Highlighting System in Logos 4
I have a system of highlighting that I have used for several years now that helps me. It’s a free…
March 25, 2011
The Toolshed Quote
I was standing today in the dark toolshed. The sun was shining outside and through the crack at the top…
March 21, 2011
QCNT
If you aren't meticulous in your note-taking, always using quotation marks and saving your full citation, you might accidentally do…
March 19, 2011
Blog-o-morph-o-sphere
I’ve watched the blogosphere morph and grow over time; I think I became a regular blog-reader in 2001 or 2002.…
March 16, 2011
The F-Word on a Family-Safe Blog, Or Why Ken Myers Was Right in 1989
The New York Times' Jon Pareles today in a perceptive article: It’s some kind of milestone: Three of the Top…
March 15, 2011
John Newton’s Words of Wisdom on Controversy
A minister, about to write an article criticizing a fellow minister for his lack of orthodoxy, wrote to John Newton…
March 15, 2011
I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
I need your help. If not now, when? If not you, who else? The other reader of this blog?! But…
March 12, 2011