Though Tom Wright has written many fine monographs, a good biography of Paul, a whole series of William Barclay like small commentaries for the laity, what he had not done thus far is write major stand alone commentaries on NT books (he did write a helpful mid-level Romans commentary for the New Interpreter’s Bible series in 2002). But now he has written a very fine, clearly written mid-level commentary on Galatians, and the only problem is we wish he had... Read more
This is a very fine sermon on Jonah and Peter by our seminary chaplain, Rev. Jessica LaGrone. The sermon begins at 42.12 into the service. Read more
Now more than ever we need the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, a man born right here in Kentucky and married to a woman who lived in Lexington Ky…… Here’s a famous excerpt from his address at the second inauguration…. followed by the Gettysburg Address…. A speech given by AbrahamLincoln at his inauguration for a second term as president, a few weeks before the Union victory in the Civil War. It concludes with this appeal for reconciliation: “With... Read more
I have read many, many (too many) rock star biographies and autobiographies and most of them are sad and sordid in various ways. This book is not that. This is a remarkable detailed and scholarly analysis of the phenomenon that is Bob Dylan, the only such folk or rock star to have won a recognition from the Pulitzer Prize people, the only such musician to win a Nobel Prize FOR LITERATURE, and many many Grammys, Oscars, etc. Not only so,... Read more
I’m reading along in this wonderful book on The World of Bob Dylan and there is an entire chapter on the issue of his ‘borrowing’ by Kevin Dettmar (pp. 205-213 in book. The quote below is from p, 205). The thing that keeps rattling around in my brain is the fact that only God is truly creative, making something out of nothing. In fact, that seems to be why the Hebrew verb bara is only predicated of God in the OT, beginning already... Read more
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