The September Biblical Studies Carnival Episode III Posted
… at Exploring Our Matrix. So many posts, so little time. Who can possibly keep up? But this blog is actually linked twice.
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On Publishing Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide
This post will contain reflections both on the recently released Philippians study guide and the series of which it is a part. I generally write such reflections after each book my company releases. So be warned—there are products discussed here! When I first created this blog I was the only author in the participatory study…
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When Robots Chat
This is too much fun: HT: The Agitator, who suggests they should be hired as commentators by MSNBC and Fox News. I agree.
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The Biblioblogs Strike Back
James McGrath has posted episode two of the Biblical Studies Carnival, The Biblioblogs Strike Back. Fun!
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Out of Context Comfort
When I was in college studying Biblical Languages, my mother told me of an encounter with a biblical scholar who had corrected her somewhat forcefully on the use of a text. She had claimed Isaiah 49:25, “… I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children” and done so…
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Jon Morris at The Drowsy Poet
I thought I’d give a bit of plug to my young friend Jon Morris. Last night he played and sang at The Drowsy Poet here in Pensacola. He’s working up to recording a new CD. Jody and I had a great time for two hours with a number of friends and some interesting music. You…
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On Roman Catholics and Scholarship
One of the great benefits of owning a publishing company is that there are always a number of smart people who will answer my e-mails. Thus, when I saw the brouhaha about Michael Patton’s post calling ‘Roman Catholic scholarship’ an oxymoron, I remembered immediately that I have just contracted Dr. Robert LaRochelle to write a…
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One Reason Christian Leaders Fall – Overload
There have been any number of Christian leaders who have fallen recently, and while the publicity makes it appear that there are more and more, I suspect this isn’t anything new. One major reason for a failure in leadership is that we put too much trust in people. We give a pastor a great deal…
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Bruce Epperly Series on Philippians
… at Bob Cornwall’s blog. Bruce Epperly is the author of Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide.
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Comparing a Three and Four Year Lectionary
Will Humes, a Methodist pastor in Pennsylvania, is proposing a four year lectionary. Two major benefits he sees for this lectionary is that it would give the gospel of John a bigger place in the lectionary, and also inclusion of more wisdom literature. I have already briefly commented on this. What I’m planning to do…