I have not tampered with this ad at all. It is exactly as it appeared in the side bar on Facebook. Does anyone else think that the title is either a poor choice, or perhaps unintentionally appropriate? Read more

Having had some conservative Christians label me as “liberal” in recent weeks, with the apparent assumption that doing so is all that is necessary in order to show that I’m wrong, I began thinking about this question: Where do conservative Christians find in the Bible the idea that liberalism is wrong? Given the propensity of conservatives to believe that the Bible addresses modern issues directly, surely it is striking that there is no commandment “Do not be liberal!” Obviously liberalism means... Read more

Mark Traphagen has begun a series on LOST on his blog the League of Inveterate Poets. After blogging about the finale, Mark has now begun the process of rewatching the series from the beginning and blogging about it with the whole of the series, including the ending, in mind. LOST fans wondering what they can do with their Tuesday evenings may want to pay his blog a visit! Read more

Judy Redman posted on the speeches of Jesus and recent research on the psychology of memory as it relates to verbatim recall with and without textual assistance. Michael Bird posted Nick Perrin’s response to Judy’s blog entry about his book. Judy responds on her own blog. Earlier Doug Chapin discussed Judy Redman’s defense of April DeConick from Nick Perrin’s criticisms. To which Judy responded. These conversations sure can get complicated! But they are so interesting and stimulating! On a mostly... Read more

The Geek Muse drew attention to the fact that today is Geek Pride Day – according to Wikipedia. I dispute that the day should be understood to apply equally to nerds, but that is neither here nor there. Nerds rank above geeks in their editing of Wikipedia, and so if they say the day applies to them, geeks can do little to change public perception. (If you’re unclear on the distinction, click here). The day affirms certain rights and responsibilities of... Read more

Having had my attention grabbed, I looked to see where else I was mentioned in the Trinity debate. I knew that my book had come up, but I was not aware just how often it was mentioned in the comments section. Rob Bowman mentions my interpretation of 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 in a comment. His first major point is as follows: McGrath finds it dubious that Paul could have adapted the Shema to distinguish “God” as the Father and “Lord” as... Read more

I have been glancing at, but not following very closely, the “Great Trinity Debate” taking place over at Parchment and Pen. But skimming Rob Bowman’s concluding post, I saw a familiar name – my own! And so I took a closer look. Alas, what I found there was an assertion that I am wrong (not the first, I might add) which neither does justice to the arguments I’ve made nor includes for consideration all the relevant material. Bowman states “Neither... Read more

From PHD Comics (HT Jim Getz). I’ll be thinking about whether to put the above comic on my syllabi… Read more

If you like Mike Oldfield, or Vangelis, or both, then you probably should try Eureka‘s album Shackleton’s Voyage. Here’s a sample: Frank Bossert is the musician behind the album. And if you’ve never heard music by Mike Oldfield, here’s your chance: http://embed.trilulilu.ro/audio/iulian_motan/c369ff0876a444.swf Read more