Idle musings of a bookseller

Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient Near East, bicycling, gardening, or anything else I am reading (or experiencing). All more or less live from Red Wing, MN

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Quote for the day

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“Think of the church at large. What divisions! Think of the different bodies. Take the question of holiness, take the question of the cleans...
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

It's still Winter

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It snowed most of last night; just a light one, amounting to about 1.5 inches. But, it sure was beautiful. Andy took this picture of the fro...
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In a book I was reading over the weekend, the author made a comment about our conception of angels, especially the Valentine's day type....
Monday, January 29, 2007

Winter!

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Finally, 2 months late, but I think it might be here. This morning was 8 degrees F; a nice crisp day. We were at Debbie's parents last n...
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As [C.J.H.] Wright [ Deuteronomy, NIBC , pp. 50-51] aptly notes, the contrast is not between visible and invisible, or between spiritual and...
Friday, January 26, 2007

Brief review of Bonhoeffer “Reflections on the Bible”

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As you can see from the quote of the day for the last week or so, I have been reading Reflections on the Bible . It is a short little book, ...
Thursday, January 25, 2007

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God said—and we know it from the Bible—”See, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:5). This is what God made come true at Easter. Would...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

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If I am the one who gets to decide where God will be found, then I will always find a god there, a god who some way or other is the kind of ...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Instant Greek?

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There is a very interesting post at Better Bibles Blog about "Sunday School Greek." The premise, put forward by Hank of Think Wi...

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Or—I might as well go ahead and ask myself now—am I perhaps already living so much within the framework of my own principles that I might no...
Monday, January 22, 2007

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We have been getting together with Debbie's parents every Sunday evening to read from The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life , a cla...
Sunday, January 21, 2007

Emerging

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Out of Ur has an excellent article by Scot McKnight about the emerging church . Definitely worth the read. Here are his main points, but ...
Saturday, January 20, 2007

The reformation

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<idle musing> Over the last year or so, I have been reading in different books that the reformation is over. There are various reasons...
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Friday, January 19, 2007

Quote for a Friday

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God’s word is sown not in my intellect but in my heart. Not as something to be analyzed to death but as something kept alive in our hearts l...
Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Aghh!

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I am trying to prepare the next Scholar's Source for press. Normally it is a pretty straight forward procedure, everything announced in...

(extended) Quote for the day

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"We come unconsciously to recognize two sets of actions. The first are performed with a feeling of satisfaction and a firm assurance th...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Bless your kids!

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Debbie and I have great kids. We love them dearly and pray for them regularly. They both love Jesus and aren't afraid to say so. I'm...
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“…has it not again and again become terribly clear in all that we have said here to each other that we are no longer obedient to the Bible? ...
Monday, January 15, 2007

ANE Thought and the OT, part 3

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This is the third and final post concerning John Walton’s Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament and will discuss part 5: Peopl...

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"Right now we are in an age of religious complexity. The simplicity which is in Christ is rarely found among us. In its stead are progr...
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