Category: Personal Adventures
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Of Bats and Books
Lately, I’ve seemed to have a knack for stumbling upon rarely seen rodents. Case in point: this bat I found at Reformed Theological Seminary. You may remember Dusty the Mole (may he rest in peace), but in this case, I decided against trying to catch the bat (though you know I could have if I…
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The 5 Christmas Albums I Listen To On Repeat
I feel like last week was a runoff week after Thanksgiving. But now, now, we can start listening to Christmas music seeing as it is December (according to my calendar, not the weather forecast) In that case, here are the 5 albums that I listen to the most every Christmas (although technically one of them…
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End of the Month Mailbag
While we were gone last week, some prizes came in the mail: 1 and 2 Thessalonians (ZECNT) Acts (ZECNT) Colossians & Philemon (ZECNT) This keeps my collection of my collection of Zondervan Exegetical Commentaries on The New Testament current, but also means I’ve got 7 to review now! At least I got James done a while back, so…
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Read The Fathers: An Online Reading Group
Recently, I stumbled upon this opportunity to join a reading group for the church fathers. Why would I want to do that? you might ask yourself. Well, for one, Patristic theology is for everyone. Two, it is a very reasonable pace, as you can see in the first year calendar. Three, even if you don’t already…
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Dusty the Mole: Oct. 17 – Nov. 23 2012
A little over a month ago, I noticed a small ball of fuzz making its way down the street across from our driveway. As usual, I investigated and to my surprise, it was a mole (picture above is about actual size). Given my predisposition to critters, I decided I needed to capture the mole. Shortly…
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Standard 3 Theme Licenses 30% Off
Holiday Sale! Here’s are the details: All self-hosted licenses are 30% off Deal is good until 11:59 PM EST on Mon, Nov 26 The Discount Code is BF2012 If you like the way my blog looks, that’s basically Standard Theme right out of the box. If you’re considering giving your blog a facelift without hiring a web guy,…
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Why You Should Read Dangerous Calling
Thanks to Mathew Sims over at Grace For Sinners, I was able to get a free copy of Dangerous Calling in exchange for a guest post. Yesterday I was able to finish it. Talk about a reality check. Basically, everyone who is in seminary, been to seminary, or thinking about seminary probably ought to read this book.…
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In the Mail This Week
Once again, publishers are keeping the USPS and UPS guys busy. Here’s the rundown on what came this week: God & Morality: Four Views (courtesy of IVP Academic) The Epistle to The Hebrews (in the NICNT series, courtesy of Eerdmans) Paul and Union With Christ (courtesy of Zondervan Academic) Prepositions and Theology in The Greek…
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ETS Paper 2012: Hollywood, Geneva, and Athens
So, earlier this year I submitted the abstract for my thesis as a proposal for this years annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Surprisingly, it was accepted, and I was faced with the prospect of editing it down to a paper that could be coherently presented in 40 minutes or so. I put this…
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Books Awaiting Review: You Pick What’s Next
Every now and then I find myself with a short stack of books ready for review. Usually I’ve got some kind of plan for the sequence, but today, I decided to deviate from the plan. Part of this is because I didn’t feel like putting together the review I had slated for today, and part…