This is the video that I have been waiting for someone to produce for a long time. I really appreciate Justin Stoney’s videos in the New York Vocal Coaching YouTube channel in general. But as someone who has tried unsuccessfully to learn to roll his Rs, this one I just had to share. Read more
I was struck by the convergence of two cartoons in today’s paper, Family Circus and Speed Bump. Here they are: Both are playing with the familiar question “Are we there yet?” – usually uttered by a child in a back seat of a car. But the “Are we evolved yet?” version reflects – or at least, could reinforce – a problematic understanding of biological evolution. Of course, it could be that these early fish/amphibian steps are just the start of... Read more
I have mentioned before the need for an app that makes Biblical scholarship available to the general public for free. A recently-publicized app called “The Bible Scholar” illustrates why it is needed, rather than actually providing what is needed. The app is the King James Version of the Bible, Matthew Henry's commentary, and many other public domain, out of date, devotional resources that offer nothing remotely akin to Biblical scholarship. I wouldn't have been quite so disappointed if they had... Read more
Richard Beck has asked a great question about the description of love in 1 Corinthians 13. I’ve even heard sermons in which the preacher, on the basis of the equation “God is love,” substituted “God” in place of the word “love” in the passage. But does God really “keep no record of wrongs”? It seems to me that Christians who believe in eternal punishment have two options: to abandon that belief, or to say that the love that Paul is... Read more
A friend forwarded me the link to the video above. It is pretty funny, even if (like me) you actually enjoyed the sequels. Some parts will offend – you are especially advised to not watch until the end, when the “trailer guy” says things at commenters’ request. Read more
Yesterday in my First Year Seminar class, we're discussing the ending of the Book of Job, as well as the chapter “Rebellion” from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. I have long found the beginning and ending of the Book of Job to be particularly intriguing (and there have been at least three separate posts by RJS at Jesus Creed on this topic recently, suggesting that she finds it fascinating too). The prologue and ending share in common their appeal to... Read more
I had this Unitarian Universalist hymn drawn to my attention by Ian in a comment. The tune will be familiar, but the lyrics deserve a close listen. Â Â Read more
Marcus Borg has joined the Patheos collective! His introductory post is called “Meeting Marcus Borg Again for the First Time” (many will get the allusion to the titles of a couple of his books). Given that a while back Patheos was compared to the Borg from Star Trek, I foresee numerous puns in that vein in the near future. And as I mentioned earlier today, the blog Formerly Fundy has also been assimilated into Patheos.       Read more
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The latest Biblical Studies Carnival is up on the blog Cataclysmic! The Hebrews Carnival is up at Polumeros kai Polutropos, and the Septuagint Studies Soirée is up at Words on the Word. Also related to blogging, the blog Formerly Fundy has moved to Patheos! The first post in the new location is about why people respond to the questioning of their beliefs with anger. Read more
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