I did this video last week, and announced it on twitter. The fact that I didn’t put it on my blog is a sign that my on-line activities are shifting a bit. Though I would like to get in the habit of blogging more provided I have something to say, and don’t become a ranting…
Tag: Bible
Wordle of Acts 10
I’m currently writing a retreat for Eastern’s Student Chaplains. This year’s focus will be on the centrality of testimony to the Christian life and journey. The first session will spend some time in Acts 10, detailing Peter’s encounter with both God and Cornelius. On a whim I wondered what Acts 10 would look like…
Talking Genesis with Peter Enns
I’m in a familiar place, McInnis Auditorium, getting ready for Peter Enns to start his talk on Genesis and the Ancient Near East context. I already had to help him get his mac working with his laptop, glad I was hear (he traded me an autograph for it). And here we go, Dwight Peterson is…
I’ve Converted
Ever since I’ve converted to Mac it’s really only been a matter of time until I finally made the switch. I held out as long as I could, but then my VMware Fusion installation of Windows XP died (big shock) on me and it finally pushed me over the edge. I was going to try…
Wonderfully Eye Opening Post
I came across this post at the Better Bibles Blog this morning. It’s a wonderfully well-done example of the issues which come up as a translator moves from one language to another – in this case Koine Greek to Modern English. It caught my interest because I mentioned the phrase, “No one knows the day…
Sometimes you just want to crawl into a corner and weep..
No, I’m not going to have a long pity party. I’m just wondering if human beings are actually capable of communicating without feeling the need to bludgeon one another. This past week I got an IM from my friend Jim. It was one word, “NOVA.” Apparently, PBS was running a Nova special on “Buried Secrets…
