Here’s a funny video at the Onion (2.5 min). I watched the Charlie Gibson interview with Sarah Palin on Friday night. I’m guessing they chose Gibson because 1) when the liberal media was slammed at the Republican Convention, everyone started chanting “NBC” and 2) CBS is the party of Dan Rather. But Gibson sure showed… Read More »
Katie, Bethany, and Mark
I recently mentioned a new book on the BiblePlaces Blog written by my friend Wayne Stiles. I’m not going to repeat that review here, but since the nature of this blog is more personal, I might just affirm that you would enjoy this book. I can say that more directly because I have a pretty… Read More »
I spent nearly all day doing required reading for Hermeneutics class. Here are two quotes (from rare portions of the reading that I actually understood): “Here someone might argue that if God does more in the NT fulfillment of OT promises and types than he promised in the OT then he is not unfaithful if… Read More »
How do you “do everything for the glory of God”? You may have memorized this verse at one point: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31). In the context of this passage, this is not an abstract idea. It is not… Read More »
Seventeen years ago I remember being blown away hearing from a missionary who lived in one of the worst places in the world that I had ever been to (a cemetery in a large city in the Middle East). I couldn’t believe someone would live there. Four years ago a friend got me on his… Read More »
Many of my readers will be interested in the changes on Jaffa Road and at Shaban’s shop. Wonder how much you’ll have to pay after you buy your ticket? Here are the airlines with the most and least fees. Free audio book of the month: Charles Sheldon, In His Steps. Not free, but highly recommended… Read More »
I’ve been collecting things for a while now, so if a few of these sound out of date, you know why. If you use Logos, you can get a free commentary of Matthew and Mark if you enter the coupon “cornerstone”. For a limited time. I enjoyed watching some of the Olympics this year. A… Read More »
I actually watched Obama’s speech at the convention last night. It’s the first political speech I’ve seen in a long time, which may make my perspective either ignorant or fresh. I actually expected, because of his reputation, to be convinced by Obama that he would be a fine president, even if I disagreed with some/most… Read More »
This is a continuation of the previous post. I’ve listed the books more or less in the order that I read them. Bringing up Boys, by James Dobson – Kelli and I read through and discussed this book. I was disappointed, as it was more of a commentary on our society than tips in how… Read More »