Last night my wife and I watched what little we could crib off the Internet of the Olympics opening ceremonies. The spectacle was extravagant, and we saw only the drummers. I thought as I watched, “This is like Babel.” I told my wife, “This is beautiful bravado.” We...
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The Right Doctrine from the Wrong Text
Here is one of the hermeneutical fallacies John Walton identified as common in children's lessons in a recent Koinonia post. 1. Promotion of the Trivial: The lesson is based on what is a passing comment in the text (Josh 9:13, they did not consult the Lord), a casual...
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...
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...
Is Google Making Us Stupid? Makes the New York Times
The New York Times has devoted a four-web-page article to the question, "Online, R U Really Reading?" Con The Con side is represented by Dana Gioia of the National Endowment for the Arts, a onetime American poet laureate who has already made it into my mental...
Music You Should Try
I love music. I love choral music, especially. I love a cappella choral music, especially especially. And you should like it, too. It's so pure: only God-given instruments. Ah... the pleasure of a rich chord composed by a master musician and sung by a world-class...
Redemption and Eschatology
Richard Gaffin wrote in an article I just read on Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology: If there is one conclusion that a redemptive-historically sensitive interpretation of Scripture has reached, it is that eschatology is to be defined not only with reference to...
The Books of the Bible
The Books of the Bible is, if you're a regular reader of my blog, something you know I've been excited about since December when I got my copy. I even managed to sell a whole case of them without trying! My excitement exists because I think the excision of chapter and...
Valuable Dissertation Interaction
I got some helpful replies to my dissertation post from some of you good readers, including one from a theologically careful friend who said, Interesting topic. My first thought: Is this methodologically flawed? It seems kind of like attempting to suck "the theology...
My Wedding
My boss's son, a graphic design grad from BJU, took our wedding photos, and we are thrilled with them. Here are a few. What a joyful day, what a grace of God!
Dissertation on Pauline Emotions
Since 1) most dissertations are little read, 2) my blog is little read, 3) I like jotting down exegetical thoughts, 4) I have views I want to promote, and 5) I value interaction, I'm going to share a few exegetical tidbits that occur to me while I write my...
Going into Treatment for Addiction
I'm going into treatment for a small addiction I have. It's called e-mail. While I'm working on more important things than e-mail, my serotonin levels drop until the urge to check e-mail is uncontrollable. Just kidding! About the "uncontrollable" part, that is. But...