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This review is by Art Boulet, a student now at Princeton Theological Seminary, and a great blogger-friend. The book being review is John Sailhamer, The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation . John was a colleague-friend of mine back when we were both at TEDS, and we often chatted about birdwatching and his…

Kris and I are in Ohio this weekend,  this time in Westerville OH at Heritage Christian Church. Faith and Science conference at Regent, May 4-7. Stellar lineup. Speaking of which, Vern Poythress now has responded to John Walton. John responds to Vern. Joe Hellerman is now blogging; check him out. Karen’s book is coming out…

MOVIE REVIEW: “The Blind Side” by Jeremy Berg www.jeremyberg.org The most inspiring, heart-warming cinematic experience of 2009 for me was without question The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock. While this movie based on a true story is sure to win over everybody’s heart, there is a special significance for Christians viewers.  Coming out just in…

I knew it would eventually be done, and it has: Paraclete has produced a beautiful NIV Psalter called: The Paraclete Psalter: A 4-Week Cycle for Daily Prayer .   I have used for years The Book of Common Prayer , and have an old copy with Coverdale’s translation. But we need an NIV Psalter, and now…

The Greeks and Romans got this right. Part of education is a healthy body, and if our public schools want to educate students completely (and holistically) they need to bring back a vigorous and education-filled physical education program. Our First Lady’s childhood obesity program is focusing on food and food choices and eating healthy food,…

Read these few paragraphs carefully and you will see that the major impulses of the emerging movement some years back and the Tea Party are quite similar … except, of course, that it is a conservative, grass-roots political movement mostly shaped by a libertarian spirit … I clip a bit from CNN.com. What’s the future…

Tom Long, in true pastorally responsible fashion, is not afraid of biting off major food offerings in the American religious context, so in his new book, Preaching from Memory to Hope , he takes on the rise of gnosticism. After the jump I have four points in the new gnostic impulse: Where are you seeing these?…

Did you read this piece in The Washington Post? The writer, one Gerard Alexander, examines the condescending narratives being used frequently by Democrats and in the American media. The statistics, which are on a pie graph at the site, show that the voters for this survey rated Democrats 70% and Republicans 19% more condescending. By…

Paul is in prison on the Mediterranean coast in Caesarea (aqueduct to the right), and at first things move quickly — five days after his arrival there is a hearing, but a decision isn’t made and Paul ends up in prison here for two more years. Here’s the report from Acts 24, where we find…
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