I did this video last week, and announced it on twitter. Â The fact that I didn’t put it on my blog is a sign that my on-line activities are shifting a bit. Â 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. Â This year’s focus will be on the centrality of testimony to the Christian life and journey. Â 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…
