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Anglican Priest's Wrong Choice of Words
Jim West has posted his latest “excoriation” of the Anglican Priest who suggested that it was okay to “shoplift” if need required. Jim states: I’m right firstly because there is NO biblical justification for theft. None. Not a passage nor a theologically undergirded interpretation of any passage permits theft. And, that is true, in terms…
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Consign it to Sheol!
I think that’s going to be my new way of cursing something that won’t get me into trouble. “Darn it to heck” just doesn’t really do anything for me. PS – And, to any snooty Biblical scholars wanting to rain on my parade, I’m well aware sheol and hell are not synonymous. Today’s other posts:…
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An Utter Aberration
Head over James McGrath’s blog if you want to read one of the most aberrant statements ever written in the English language.
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God, What's with All the Questions?
If you’ve been following my blog recently, you will know that I have just finished reading Brueggemann’s An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible. In the book, one of his primary points is the Old Testament picture of God is as partner in dialogue in contrast to the picture of God within classical…
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A Nice Bit of Satire to Start Your Friday Morning
I’ve been watching this whole Daniel Wallace thing expand into a full fledged controversy over the last couple of days. And, Doug Chaplin has a nice bit of satire on the matter today. I would love to cite the post in full, but I also want you to click over to Doug’s blog. So, here’s…
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Doug Chaplin on the KJV Superiority Challenge
I don’t want to give away the whole post, but you might like to check out Doug Chaplin’s comments on the KJV superiority challenge (this was new to me). Doug lays out the KJV and NRSV of 2 Corinthians 6.11-13 side-by-side before giving this conclusion: If your ear for the English language suggests the former…
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If English Lacked Vowel Letters in Writing, …
archaeologists hundreds of years from now might think we worshiped King David. They would find all kinds of things with DVD stamped all over them and perhaps not realize that this is an abbreviation. Oh … that was so lame.
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What My Blog Stats Say about those Attending SBL
I’ve been blogging a lot about SBL with it being in my hometown this year. But, what do my stats say about those attending? Recently I’ve posted on: Switchfoot Beer Cheap Food Hanging out with me Hurricane Katrina A Disney Exhibit at the Museum of Art Which posts have drawn the most attention? Here’s the…
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Equidistant Letter Sequence Research on Jim West's Comment Policy
Reveals that he is in fact the AntiChrist and spawn of Satan. Using OnlineBibleCode.com (Thank God for their wonderful, Bible believing ministry!) I have been able to prove this beyond any shadow of a doubt. Jim West’s comment policy has been the subject of a number of posts recently. And, I wondered why he would…
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The Reaction of My Daughters to Jim West's Recent Lambasting of Dora
Here is the reaction of my daughters to Jim West’s recent lambasting of Dora the Explorer: _ – _ – _ – _ – – _ – _ The children, Jim! Think about the children!