Today was a special day in many churches around the world. Some churches in the US anticipated Memorial Day and remembered those who have fought to defend our nation’s freedoms. Others celebrated Trinity Sunday and reflected on the Christian doctrine of the Trinity—God’s being both one and three. Some may have done both; others neither. I’m [...]
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My Alma Mater Makes National News
Nope, not Bob Jones this time, for which making national news is fairly commonplace. Heritage Christian School in Findlay, OH, a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church and the small school where I attended from kindergarten through 12th grade, has been getting a lot of unwarranted bad press over the last few days for suspending a [...]
Bill Clinton: “I’m too much of a Calvinist.”
I saw this video this morning and just have to pass it along. Here’s a transcript of the short exchange: John Roberts: US News & World Report this week commissioned a poll that surveyed a bunch of women in American asking what role you should take on with your wife as Secretary of State. Thirty-seven [...]
MS Word Tip: How to Replace Hyphens with En Dashes
Though most people don’t know (or care when told), the correct character to use for a range of numbers is the en dash (–), not the hyphen (-). Even if you’re committed to using en dashes between digits, hyphens are a tad easier to type,1 making a find and replace necessary at some point. If [...]
Most and Least Religious States
A new Gallup Poll evaluates states according to their religiousness. Want to be almost certain you’ll have religious neighbors? Move to Mississippi. Prefer to be in the least religious state? Venture to Vermont. A new Gallup Poll, based on more than 350,000 interviews, finds that the Magnolia State is the one where the most people [...]
An Emoticon in a Lincoln Speech from 1862? ;)
A blog post at the City Room Blog at NYTimes.com has received some attention this week. In “Is That an Emoticon in 1862?” the author explores whether a ;) in a transcript of a Lincoln speech is an emoticon or a typo. Some are convinced that this is the earliest example of an emoticon. Most [...]
What Is Plagiarism?
I stumbled across a helpful article on plagiarism that I thought I’d share in light of my previous post highlighting an egregious example of plagiarism. It’s written by the folks at Desiring God. I commend it to you. The only issue I have with the article is that it is potentially misleading on what it [...]
Piper on the Election
Good stuff. John Piper shares his heart on womanhood, race, abortion, the prophetic perspective, the sovereignty of God, and the gospel as they relate to the election. HT: JT
“Reprinted with Correcttions”
I was looking at some Geerhardus Vos stuff on the Kerux website and got a good chuckle when I read this: The Nature and Aims of Biblical Theology* Geerhardus Vos Biblical theology is a comparatively recent arrival in the theological family. In view of this, it can create little surprise that a wide divergence of [...]
I’m Out to Lunch
by Phil Gons on 16. Jul, 2009 in Miscellaneous, Theology
Someone from Elgin, Illinois (which I figured out by looking up his IP address) just tried to leave this encouraging comment on my contact page: I just saw your post about Gilbert Bilezikian may I say that you my friend are out to lunch and need to read you bible more careful and instead of [...]