I’m not quite ready to begin talking about my next Pocket Guide, so let’s take this opportunity to introduce you to some previous versions. First up: Pocket Guide to the Bible. One of my favorite chapters is Chapter 7 — “Versions and Perversions: A Selective Survey of Translations.” It details the most popular biblical translations,…

I don’t ever make New Year’s resolutions, mostly for the same reason I don’t make cookies: because I doubt I’ll be satisfied with them. It’s good to set goals, of course, and occasionally I’ll accomplish them (that’s how I got into swimming in 2006, because I challenged myself to swim 50 miles, cumulatively, during that…

I have a new article up at TrueU.org, the online mag for college students. It’s called “My Favorite Christmas Story,” about how the parable of the prodigal son is the story I think of most during the season of Advent. Even better, the article gives shout-outs to the Charlie Brown Christmas special, the Rankin-Bass “Rudolph”…

Upcoming Appearances:May 4, 2010 • Apostles Church NYC7:30 p.m.Pig N’ Whistle Irish Pub (Times Square) Wednesday, May 5, 2010 • Marble Collegiate(5th Ave & 29th St.)6:15 p.m. Worship7:30 p.m. Conversation ————–Most writers end up doing a little of speaking on the side. Not literally, of course, as that can be uncomfortable for both the speaker…

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