Until a few days ago, my vocabulary didn’t include the word “apotheosis.” I’m afraid saying “apotheosis” where I grew up would get you beaten down for the rest of the school year. Though I can’t say apotheosis, I do know…
Psalm singing is experiencing a renaissance. A national worship conference being held this year is entitled “Rediscovering the Psalms”. Websites are providing resources for people who would like to learn more about psalm singing. Churches are making strategic plans to…
It is one of best-known facts of Bible; yet it is shrouded in mystery. Its details are rehearsed every year in preaching, reading and song; yet they defy our comprehension. The virgin birth – or, more accurately, the virginal conception…
Well, who would have thought that it would be Pope Benedict XVI who provided one of the strangest `only in America, folks’ moments of recent years. Yet it is undoubtedly true that he has done so. Benedict is, of…
Well, who would have thought that it would be Pope Benedict XVI who provided one of the strangest `only in America, folks’ moments of recent years. Yet it is undoubtedly true that he has done so. Benedict is, of…
The great thing about this blog is that you get to learn new words. From dictionary.com: apotheosis means “model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.” I typically abominate learning new words, but this one seems…
Over the past week I have had the opportunity to review advance proofs of the ESV Study Bible that is planned for publication in October of 2008. Although I have not participated in this project, I have watched it unfold…
Yes, Derek got to meet his hero–he has stacks full of blues cds but won’t fess up to them. Not only did I get to spend time with Derek, meet and hear B B King, I also got to have…
It was surreal moment: Steve, country boy from Lancaster, PA meeting his blues-idol, B. B. King, from Indianola, Mississippi. The blues singer happened to be in Jackson this week and Steve “dragged” me to “get some culture.” The evening…
Given the attention to Jim Packer’s split with the Anglican Church of Canada, I wanted to draw some attention to one of his best writing projects, recently published in Scotland by Mentor under the title 18 Words: The Most Important…
