Wednesday’s Word of the Week:
I like fun words. I love learning new words or rediscovering old ones to use in my vocabulary. So every Wednesday I will be posting a new word of the week, along with its definition. I challenge you to use…
Month May 2011
Contra Mundum
After a period of radio silence, Mrs Peel, formerly of The Department of Academic Avenging at WTS and ‘talented amateur theologian,’ dropped me a line last week, bringing my attention to the latest New Perspective on Paul and suggesting that,…
Contra Mundum
After a period of radio silence, Mrs Peel, formerly of The Department of Academic Avenging at WTS and ‘talented amateur theologian,’ dropped me a line last week, bringing my attention to the latest New Perspective on Paul and suggesting that,…
Asking deeper questions…
Kevin DeYoung has posted a helpful article on how churches ought to evaluate themselves. He draws on a conversation he had with the pastor of a declining church. The pastor attributed his church’s decline on the fact that their music…
Once more unto the breach, dear friends….
Friend Steve Burlew over at Banner of Truth has brought this this post on conferences to my attention. The points are good, well-made and welcome but I do have one small reservation: every megaconference celebrity to whom I have spoken…
Once more unto the breach, dear friends….
Friend Steve Burlew over at Banner of Truth has brought this this post on conferences to my attention. The points are good, well-made and welcome but I do have one small reservation: every megaconference celebrity to whom I have spoken…
New book on Adam and Eve
I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my copy of John Collins’ new book Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Dr. Collins is both a man of science (trained at MIT) and a Hebrew scholar. He teaches at Covenant Theological…
On the singularity of the incarnation…
Is it appropriate to apply the word “incarnation” to mere men? I have been uneasy for some time about the use of the term “incarnational” to our attempts to make Jesus known. I see no warrant from Scripture to apply…
Reading Reflection:
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?, by Dr. Seuss The Byrdhouse loves Dr. Seuss. As I was tucking my 6-year-old son into bed last night, I read him this book. We giggled at all of the different sorts of people Dr.…
Talking Small
I’m not the best small-talker. For me, the function of small talk is a warm-up for deeper conversation. I’m comfortable with that. First you have to serve the ping-pong ball back and forth a couple of times before settling on…