Category: How-To
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The Drama of Doctrine: Conclusion
When I was working on my thesis, I first noticed Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. Since I was writing on the theological nature of movies, this seemed like a resource I could use, but I just didn’t have time to dig into it. After reading it thoroughly now, I wish I had used it…
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Platform: Get Noticed In A Noisy World
This may seem like a book slightly outside my usual recommendations, but is definitely worth checking out. Especially if you’re a blogger, or any kind of communicator, you should look into getting Michael Hyatt’s Platform this week since he is offering 7 free bonuses: A video series expanding on the core topics of Platform A…
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The Drama of Doctrine: The Script
[This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Recently, we started our way through Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. Last post, we looked at the drama, and this week we’re turning to the script. As Vanhoozer himself admits, this is the most technical part of the book, and because of that, some readers…
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4 Steps to Better Bible Study
Step #1 Buy yourself some colored pencils. Step #2 Find Bible. Open to book you want to study. Step #3 Grab ruler to ensure your markings will be neat (I suppose this is optional) Step #4 Proceed to color-code Bible using previously purchased pencils. Or, you could use highlighters in Logos, and then step #4 would look…
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How I Do Book Reviews
As you might have noticed, I do quite a few book reviews on the blog. My approach has evolved over the last several months (actually, almost a year at this point!), and this post is an expansion on a previous one. I’m trying to solidify a distinctive style that is conversational (which is easier for…
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15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly
Feel free to call me out on any of these if I’m guilty! (via Copyblogger)
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10 Books on Writing
[This post is part of the 10 Books On… series] Sometimes, I think I was a better writer before seminary. Though it would be hard to prove it, I think you could easily see that before being immersed in academic reading for years on end, my voice came through my writing more clearly, and I…
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Why I Dropped the Horner Bible Reading Plan
[UPDATE: See my re-engagement with the Horner Plan in 2014] A while back, I told you about a Bible reading plan that was developed by Prof. Grant Horner. Thanks to Tim Challies I was introduced to this plan and decided to start it at the beginning of this year. It was part of a 3650 challenge…
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My Personal Reading Schedule
Or, how do I plan to getting all those books read? Some of you have asked this, either in the comments or via Twitter, so here’s what the reading schedule looks like. I haven’t assimilated everything into an Excel spreadsheet at this point, so I’m really giving you the philosophy behind the scheduling. Basically, books…
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My Adjustments to Prof Horner’s Bible Reading Plan
Previously, I’ve mentioned I wanted to take part in the 3650 challenge. It fits in with my resolution to grow in my knowledge of Scripture. However, the more I thought about Prof Horner’s layout, and after my new friend Larry pointed it out, I decided to make some adjustments to the reading flow. As it…