A pastor friend of mine sent out an email to a few friends last week asking for recommended resources on the doctrine of our union with Christ. I’ve done some reading and studying on the subject in the past, so I pulled together a bibliography of articles, books, etc. I haven’t read everything on my […]
Pettegrew on the Cessation of (All of) the Spiritual Gifts
I had a discussion with a friend over dinner a few days ago, and we were talking about books on the Holy Spirit that we liked. We talked about Sinclair Ferguson’s The Holy Spirit, and then Larry Pettegrew’s The New Covenant Ministry of the Holy Spirit came up. I commented on Pettegrew’s unique view that […]
Bill Clinton: “I’m too much of a Calvinist.”
I saw this video this morning and just have to pass it along. [Edit: The video is no longer available.] 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 […]
20 Tracks of Classical Guitar for $2.99
Amazon is currently offering Guitar Sampler, a 20-track album of classical guitar music, for only $2.99—the price of just three individual tracks in the album. I downloaded it last night and have been really enjoying it. If you like classical guitar, you’ll most likely enjoy this album. You can listen to samples of all 20 tracks to […]
Long Strings of Genitives in the Greek NT
The last two Sunday mornings at church I’ve seen some lengthy strings of genitives. Last week was 1 Timothy 6:14, and this week was James 2:1. I remembered seeing some even longer ones in the past, so I thought I’d do a quick search and see what I would come up with. This was pretty […]
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 […]