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Never Forget. You’re Reminded.
This kind of insight is the real reason I read the New York Times. I actually don't read the politics…
November 25, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist – Obama and the War on Brains – NYTimes.com
Oh, Kristof! I've always liked you! Why do you have to think like so? An intellectual is a person interested…
November 24, 2008
BJU Statement on Racism
I applaud Bob Jones University, my alma mater, for stating this clearly in a statement released today: Bob Jones University…
November 20, 2008
Yay!
My ship has come in! BibleWorks 8 is coming!
November 20, 2008
King James Quiz!
A few weeks ago a fundamentalist pastor I deeply respect told his congregation that the King James Version is an…
November 19, 2008
What Is Original Sin?
Alan Jacobs, in his new book Original Sin, lists "five distinct beliefs" which make up an Augustinian anthropology (or a…
November 15, 2008
Original Sin
"Original Sin: A Cultural History" (Alan Jacobs) I just finished Original Sin, an excellent book by Wheaton English professor Alan…
November 14, 2008
The Edwards Center at Yale
Background reading for my dissertation has focused much upon Jonathan Edwards and his Religious Affections. Yale has placed the entire…
November 13, 2008
The Books of the Bible For Sale
I just bought another case of The Books of the Bible, a special Bible edition which I've discussed here on…
November 11, 2008
Love for God, Not for Self, Should Be Ultimate
Even lost people can have their affections toward God raised high if they think that God is making much of…
November 11, 2008
Poythress Summarizes James Barr
Vern Poythress's book "Symphonic Theology" is available free at his site. Today I was searching my hard drive for a…
November 7, 2008
Son, Say Something Nice About Your President-Elect!
Parents sometimes force a child to say something nice about the sibling with whom he just finished a death match.…
November 5, 2008
NIV, TNIV, and Five Points for One of My Faithful Readers
A few days ago I offered five points to the first person to note in the comments why this juxtaposition…
November 4, 2008
The Quotable Wife
My wife was listening to an otherwise good sermon which happened to run afoul of my dissertation's thesis. We'd talked…
November 4, 2008
Foolish and Unlearned Questions Avoid
When I was a summer camp counselor at a Christian camp in 1999, I once had a cabin full of…
November 1, 2008
1 Cor 7:26
Five points to the first person to note in the comments why this juxtaposition was counter to my expectations: NIV…
October 31, 2008
Choral Music and Common Grace
I've now persuaded even my wife to get into LaLa.com (she's usually a bit skeptical of my technological forays). We're…
October 30, 2008
The Level of Political Discourse in Mass-Media
The past was supposed to be better than today. I'm a conservative, aren't I? Did you know that people in…
October 29, 2008
Star Wars Philosophy Melange
Obi-Wan Kenobi delivers a line in the final Star Wars movie (III) which has achieved some level of fame. It…
October 28, 2008
So You Got a New iPod Touch
I am dedicating this post to DN and all of the faithful BJU Wellness Program devotees who won iPod Touches…
October 24, 2008
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