Category: Misc.

In the past, I had a weekly digest-type post. I’ve been thinking for a while about resurrecting it, and today is the day. I’ll let the format speak for itself. From now on, look for this post every Sunday afternoon. Top Links 4 Things I Liked And 3 I Didn’t About The New Noah Movie…

Recently, I’ve noticed a bothersome use of language in Christian circles. What’s new? you might wonder. Not a whole lot, just the latest issue of Christian buzzwords, which I have a long history of hating. For instance, in seminary, everything was “missional.” That was the coveted adjective for every book, movement, and public figure. No…

Before formally embarking on philosophy Friday discussions, I thought it would be helpful to post some suggested reading. From what I gather, most people don’t take a philosophy class as part of their education (the horror!). Unless you’re a bookworm, you probably don’t have the random philosophy book at your disposal. Even if you are,…

When we ended the story last week, Pharaoh had upped his game and opted for a more brutal policy of infanticide. Since the midwives refused to do his dirty work, he enlisted all of Egypt to make sure all the baby Israelite boys ended up sleeping with the fishes. So far as we can tell,…

Though I was too tired to actually watch it, last night Ken Ham and Bill Nye debated one another at the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky. Personally, I didn’t think the debate was the best idea, but it did have the advantage of setting the starkest contrast possible. If we take a book like Gerald…

We’ve all been there right? You’re putting together a message for Sunday and you’re thinking to yourself, “Man, this is really coming together. But I don’t want it to be too good. I wonder what I could do to make this sermon less effective.” Hopefully that’s never been what you’re thinking. I know there are…

Just booked a flight to Louisville for the end of February for entrance exams @SBTS_PhD. Now, back to studying! — Nate Claiborne (@nateclaiborne) January 24, 2014 I’ve waited a bit to say anything directly, but back in December I submitted an application to start Ph.D studies in the modular format through Southern Seminary. My original…

Taking a bit of inspiration from The Dead Theologian 1 Year Challenge from Mike Leake and Aaron Armstong’s re-reading project, I’ve decided to devote some time this year to re-reading and reading anew several fairly influential dead guy. I’ve split it between two guys who are primarily novelists (though with theological sensibilitie) and two guys…

David Crump, Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading The Bible Critically in Faith. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, May, 2013. 155 pp. Paperback, $20.00 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Eerdmans for the review copy! David Crump is a professor in the Religion Department of Calvin College. He’s written a couple other books,[ref]Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A New Testament Theology of…

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I have a fairly long history with Bible reading plans. One in particular that I’ve written on a few times is the plan put together by Professor Grant Horner. In fact, the post explaining why I dropped the plan was my top post from…