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Love– as Defined by Children
By
Ben Witherington
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?”The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.So my grandfather does it for…
No Halo for Halo 3
By
Ben Witherington
I have had an interesting exchange with my son this week, who has indeed played Halo 3, though he is hardly seems enamored with it. But he knew so much more about gaming and provided so much good information that I thought I would post our discussion, at some length—Please excuse the squiggles which I…
What Price Relevance, What Effect Effectiveness?
By
Ben Witherington
The latest event in the world of video games is the appearance of Halo 3– a violent star wars sort of game which has a rating of M, as in for mature audiences only. Now normally that sort of rating would result in Christian parents making sure their under aged children had nothing to do…
SACRED TEXTS IN AN ORAL CULTURE—How Did They Function?
By
Ben Witherington
What follows on this blog entry is the first of the four Parchman lectures I gave at Truett Seminary at Baylor University this week. ————— Ours is a text based culture, a culture of written documents. You need look no further than your computer screens to verify this assertion. There could only be an internet…
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