Steve, the writer of the blog Undeception, recently wrote a post about inerrancy, entitled “The Place of Fear in our Bibliology.” The gem that stood out to me in this piece, though, could be applied to many issues. After lamenting how many times he has heard the “slippery slope” argument as an excuse to not [...]
From xkcd: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
(via @BoraZ RT@alanpdx)
here’s a few to try while traveling over the holidays:
An International Christmas Tree
“X”
“XXX”
"XXXXX"
“GOD JUL”
"BUON ANNO"
"FELIZ NATAL”
"JOYEUX NOEL”
"VESELE VANOCE"
"MELE KALIKIMAKA"
"NODLAG SONA DHUIT"
"BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA"
"""""""BOAS FESTAS """""""
"FELIZ NAVIDAD"
“MERRY CHRISTMAS”
"KALA CHRISTOUGENA"
"VROLIJK KERSTFEEST"
"FROHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN"
"BUON NATALE-GODT NYTAR"
"HUAN YING SHENG TAN CHIEH"
"WESOLYCH SWIAT-SRETAN BOZIC"
"MOADIM LESIMHA-LINKSMU KALEDU"
"HAUSKAA JOULUA-AID SAID MOUBARK"
"""""""’N PRETTIG KERSTMIS """""""
"ONNZLLISTA UUTTA VUOTTA"
“Z ROZHDESTYOM KHRYSTOVYM"
"NADOLIG LLAWEN-GOTT NYTTSAR"
"FELIC NADAL-GOJAN KRISTNASKON"
“S NOVYM [...]
Just received the weekly BookNews email from Eisenbrauns (the last one for 2009). I’ve got quite a reading list going right now, but this new release has really caught my eye and will be something I will want to read in the not-too-distant future: Reframing Biblical Studies: When Language and Text Meet Culture, Cognition, and [...]
It’s no secret that I love snow. One of the best books that I’ve seen about snowflakes is The Snowflake: Winter’s Secret Beauty by Kenneth Libbrecht (photography by Patricia Rasmussen). If you’ve ever been mesmerized by the shape of a snowflake that has fallen onto your gloved hand, then this book will delight you. The [...]
A little while ago I received an e-newsletter from the wonderful store where I bought my Heron bicycle. Jill DeMauro runs Proteus BIcycles in College Park, MD, and it is the most unique bike shop around (their website banner reflects the philosophy they live out: It’s not just about bikes). It’s really more like a [...]
You might be surprised to learn that many Christmas songs were written by Jewish songwriters! Check out the story on the Jewish Publication Society blog: Jews and Christmas music – not such an unlikely mix!
Some folks were interested in the script that was used in the lyrics I posted for A Elbereth Gilthoniel. Tengwar is a writing system that J.R.R.Tolkien created. It can be used to write in many languages (e.g., Sindarin, Quenya, English). A few years ago I created a little Primer to help learn the Tengwar. It [...]
Attention all Tolkien language geeks, my friend, Patrick Wynne, sings “A Elbereth Gilthoniel” (by J.R.R.Tolkien) to the tune of “O Tannenbaum.” Brilliant.
Is the measure of a good book in its story or its telling? Truly great books will have both, but sometimes one is enough.
I’m not sure if The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, is truly well written (although, it is definitely clever). I’ve heard opinions (from people I respect) on both sides of the spectrum. [...]
Good review by Joseph Kelly of Mark Smith’s recent book, The Priestly Vision of Genesis 1, by Mark Smith.
I’ve been reading this, but have not yet had the time to write about it here. Hopefully Joseph’s review will convince you the book is worth your time. It has been worth my time (which these days [...]
A picture is better than a thousand words. ‘Tis true. Look at the light in their eyes!
Photo by John Free (our son-in-law).
As we celebrate Chanukah and anticipate Christmas, I’m also reading and hope to get some reviews up soon. Stay tuned!
Ethan & Maggie light the candles for the second night of Chanukah. Tomorrow they will join a Jewish family from school for a party. What fun that they can participate in the celebration (and even get to practice some of the Hebrew they are learning). One special thing about our candles this year is that [...]
