Friday, March 31, 2006

April first

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We created a few interesting books for April first over at Eisenbrauns. Hope you enjoy them: First Compendious Near Eastern Grammar Everyt...
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Quote for the day

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“Each new frontier of Christian mission requires fresh theological pursuit. We are not called to rest on our laurels, to speak of, discuss a...
Thursday, March 30, 2006

When to send your e-mail newsletter

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I love these marketing e-mails I get. No, not the spam ones, but the ones that tell me how to have a more effective e-mail newsletter. The o...

Useless post

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Just a note to mark the 201st post. You may now return to your regularly scheduled activities :)
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Loons

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I am a displaced Minnesotan, not that I don't like Indiana, I do. But, there are some things I miss. One of them is loons. Loons are a f...
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Why I am not an Arminian chapter 5

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The authors seem to be at their best when they are doing historical theology. Right now I am reading the chapter on the Synod of Dort. They ...

Quote for the day

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“A soldier who, discounting the words of his captain, goes out to meet a well-armed foe with a toy pistol, ought to meet the fate that will ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Quote for the day

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"Jesus' commandment is harsh, inhumanly harsh for someone who resists it. Jesus' commandment is gentle and not difficult for so...
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Monday, March 27, 2006

Another new book from Eisenbrauns

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We just got done unloading the truck containing this new book: The Edited Bible The Curious History of the "Editor" in Biblical ...

Trinity and subordination

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There is an interesting post about the Trinity over at Ben Witherington's blog (thanks to The Community of Jesus for the link) discu...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

Technology and the Church

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Fascinating post over at Vintage Faith about the use of technology at a church he was speaking at. <idle musing> Personally, I am a ...
Friday, March 24, 2006

Pigs Fly!

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When I first started here in October, 2004 (oops, that should be 2003!), I was told that there were two things that would never happen. One,...

Atonement and evil

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Scot McKnight has a good series on Atonement going on, today's post is about justification and atonement . The discussion following it ...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Why I am not an Arminian Chapter 2 "Augustine versus Pelagius"

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As I said in the disclaimer here , I am not a Calvinist, but a classic Wesleyan/Arminian, therefore I read this chapter expecting to be acc...
Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Christmas in March

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Well, not quite Christmas :) I love my job, I get to see all these new books come past. Today we got the new Word Biblical Commentary on Is...
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Blogging tools, part 2

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Andy, our webmaster, has been at it again. He has added another little tool for our blogging pleasure. Now there are three ways you can link...

New edition available

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We just received the latest edition of A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic yesterday: A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic 7th expanded edition, augme...

Quote for the day

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"In a word, much of the teaching, both of the pulpit and the Christian press really amounts to this: sanctification is by works and not...
Monday, March 20, 2006

Quote for the day

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“It is heartbreaking to see the way professed Christians today are being swept into the swirling rapids of worldliness. Believers today do n...

Why I am not a Calvinist finished

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The final chapter of Why I Am Not A Calvinist sums up their arguments. I found one section to be particularly good, beginning on page 218: ...