“Christian fiction” those two words will make the bravest man tremble and flee in terror. I know. Bear with me. About ten years ago, we were having dinner with a couple of students at our house. We did that around 400 times, so I don’t remember them all with vivid detail. But for some reason… Read More »
I wonder if you can guess what the best-selling soft drinks in the US are (at least in 2007)? I don’t think I would have guessed #4. 1. Coke 2. Pepsi 3. Diet Coke 4. ?? 5. Diet Pepsi 6. Dr. Pepper 7. Sprite 8. Fanta Can you fill in the blank? The official answer… Read More »
Amazon currently has a sale on 99 Essential Chants. Each mp3 is available for 99 cents, but now you can get the entire “album” of 99 mp3 files for less than a buck. I haven’t listened through the whole yet, but you don’t have to like very many to make it worthwhile. UPDATE: The price… Read More »
Are you a Facebook fool? This guy took a lot of photos and made a cool movie of changing landscapes. On our recent trip to Georgia and Florida, we stopped by a beautiful beach and were delighted to see some dolphins hanging around. It was nothing like this though. If someone killed your husband, would… Read More »
At IBEX, I got to meet all kinds of people. Only a few were what I would call radically crazy (cf. Est 4:16; Phil 1:20-21). Emily Lawlor Aaston (Spring 2004) is a standout in that category. After her time in IBEX, she spent a semester in Uganda, part of which she spent working with “street… Read More »
Care to hunt pigs in Israel? They are fast critters. Except the one I caught at Yad HaShmonah once, playing a game of flashlight tag. Four new designs for the back of the penny (which, by the way, costs 1.4 cents to make). Do you have trouble threading a needle? This guy doesn’t! A massive… Read More »
Gunner ends the year with mature insight. I suggest you read “Some Things I Learned in 2008.” Worship Leader has nominations for the top Worship Songs/Albums of 2008. You might find something here that you like. What do you look for when you buy a Bible? I’ve always thought more about translation and exterior look… Read More »
Some of my readers will smile since I pointed them to “Validation,” a 15-minute short film that has won a lot of awards. If you ‘re looking for a Hebrew or Greek Bible (or the Tubinger Bible Atlas), Eisenbrauns has a good sale through December. A pro-choice medical student’s experience in learning how to do… Read More »
I became minorly personally involved in this project when an editor asked me for some advice. Later I was given the chance to endorse the Bible (on the basis of materials sent electronically), and it quickly became clear that whatever powers that be had really no idea of my humble status. Yesterday I saw a… Read More »
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 »