Monthly Archives: January 2010

I’ve Decided…

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

To just go ahead and review every book I read from now on.  My policy used to be that I would only review books sent from publishers but the truth is that I was reviewing books before I got them … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | 17 Comments

Wow!!!

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

All I can say is that Herschel Walker is NO JOKE!!!  This guy put on a clinic in his MMA debut and I hope that he continues to fight so I can see him take on some better competition.  Congrats … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 2 Comments

Reminder for the Fight Fans

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

If you have Shotime then you’ll want to watch Strikeforce Miami tonight at 10 PM (EST).  As per his usual, UFC president Dana White will have the rebroadcast of UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez airing on Spike TV at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 4 Comments

Segregation on Sundays

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

Brian LePort just posted on what Pentecostalism and Emergent Christianity have to learn from one another.  In the first paragraph of his second point we read: As the old adage goes, “The most segregated time of the week in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charismatic Issues, Church Stuff | 15 Comments

Why I Won’t Be Purchasing an iPad

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

Let’s forget that I’m opposed to all things Apple (except of course actual apples which are quite good raw, cooked, in pies, or made into sauce), and lay aside for a moment the fact that I think the iPad is … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | 13 Comments

The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

Beale, G. K. The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008. Pp. 300. Paper. $20.00. Westminster Bookstore | Amazon | CBD . . With thanks to Michele Bennett (formerly) of Crossway … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, Inerrancy/Inspiration, Old Testament | 9 Comments

One From the Vault

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

I was just looking at some archived emails and I came across an exchange that I had with a gentleman who was on his way to atheism after abandoning Christianity four years prior to my making his acquaintance.  This particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics | 24 Comments

Just Ordered

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

I just ordered the following books: Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament — Stanley E. Porter, ed. Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament — Kenneth Berding, ed. Let the Reader Understand: A Guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Books (Misc.), Just Ordered | 8 Comments

Classification Issues

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

I hate when I’m organizing my bookshelves and there are books that can fit into multiple categories.  For example, I’m presently shelving my copy Right Doctrines from the Wrong Text?: Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books (Misc.) | 11 Comments

In Search of an Article

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

I’m looking for a copy of R. H. Gundry’s “The Apostolically Johannine Pre-Papian Tradition concerning the Gospels of Mark and Matthew,” in The Old is Better: New Testament Essays in Support of Traditional Interpretations (ed. R. H. Gundry; WUNT 178; Tübingen: … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, New Testament | 4 Comments