That seemed to me the most appropriate title for the news that I just saw on IO9, that Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel will be the stars of a new J. J. Abrams show, “Person of Interest,” on CBS this Fall. Jim Caviezel played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, as well as starring in the science fiction film Frequency. Michael Emerson is best known as Benjamin Linus, killer of Jacob and then right-hand man of his replacement, Hugo... Read more

Hi everyone. I’m setting up Disqus comments on the blog, and so hopefully very soon not only will comments you have already made be imported into that system, but features such as subscribing to comments by e-mail, which are the lifeblood of the conversations you’ve come to know and love at Exploring Our Matrix, will be not only possible but easy! Read more

I have spent quite a bit of time today getting used to the different format of interface, tinkering with the sidebar, and integrating the new blog location and it’s feed into Facebook and Twitter. I won’t be cross-posting this particular post on Blogger, and so if you are reading this on Facebook or Twitter, that means it is working! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad Read more

I had someone ask me the following question on Facebook, and thought it might be of interest to a wider audience: In your opinion as a Theologist, what is considered the most pure Bible. I want to read the Bible in it’s purest form that hasn’t been edited to benefit anyone. Any suggestions? After asking what a “theologist” is, the following is the rest of my reply: There is no translation without interpretation, and so the best thing that you... Read more

Exploring Our Matrix has now officially moved to Patheos. I’ll be working on setting up the blogroll and other sidebar elements in the coming days. But I’ve just posted my first post there, and from now on until the archives of this blog get moved over there, I’ll be posting at both locations. Please update your blogroll and RSS feed subscription as follows: Exploring Our Matrixhttp://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/ RSS feed for postshttp://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/feed/ RSS feed for commentshttp://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/comments/feed/ I hope that all those who... Read more

David Henson shares how Henry Borga from Palm Springs, Florida has created controversy by asking that his parish literally follow Matthew 5:44, and pray for the soul of Osama bin Laden. http://www.wptv.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=9138 Read more

I’m grateful to Charles Häberl for drawing to my attention the following FAQ a professor made for students regarding the rapture, which some professors whose classes are not yet done may wish to distribute to their own students over the next few days: FAQ for my Students: The Rapture Q: With the rapture coming, should I bother working on my final paper?A: Yes. The odds are you will not be judged worthy of ascent to heaven, in which case your... Read more

Tony Burke has shared further thoughts from the Secret Mark conference, and it includes some good reasons to think that Morton Smith could not have forged the Secret Gospel of Mark, as well as reasons to think that he didn’t, including the fact that he spent six years transcribing, translating, and developing his interpretation of the manuscript, which would be strange if he wrote it. Click through for further details. Read more