Jeremy Thompson

Category: Interesting

  • To Dissertate

    I didn’t know that was a real word.  But, here’s the definition from thefreedictionary.com: dis·ser·tate intr.v. dis·ser·tat·ed also dis·sert·ed, dis·ser·tat·ing also dis·sert·ing, dis·ser·tates also dis·serts To discourse formally. The thesaurus entry adds: talk at length and formally about a topic; “The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England” This is now my…

  • "T. J. McWeb, D. E."

    “T. J. McWeb, D. E.” – that’s the mnemonic devised by Rod Evans for remembering the names of apocryphal books in his new book Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.  If you have an interest in mnemonics this is a pretty neat book.  There are a few others for Biblical material, though not enough to really…

  • Favorite Book on Evolution?

    The whole recent uproar about evolution has gotten me thinking about the subject once again as it has been a while since I’ve thought much about it.  It dawned on me that many Christians would like to learn more about evolutionary theory, even if they don’t accept it.  The only books they may be aware…

  • Monkeys Speak out on the Resignation of Bruce Waltke

    A lot of people have spoken out on the resignation of Dr. Bruce Waltke (check out John Hobbins’ round-up).  You can see that I have written in support of him.  But, what no one has really been asking is what do monkeys think.  If the theory of evolution is correct, then they are in fact…

  • Darrel Falk on Bruce Waltke's Resignation

    I agree with Darrel Falk here (of course I accept an evolutionary understanding of the origins of human beings, so I guess I would agree).  Kudos to Bruce Waltke for being open and honest.  I particularly like the final assessment (though I’m no longer an evangelical, I was one), also cited in the Inside Higher…

  • Every time I hear this song I think of Jim West's …

    total depravity posts.  They make you wonder with Jack …

  • Poor Old Nabonidus

    It is a little sad when you read about someone in history who was such a poor ruler that people welcomed his demise.  Like this section from Bright’s History of Israel: Nabonidus who fled was subsequently taken prisoner.  A few weeks later Cyrus himself entered the city in triumph.  According to his own inscription, he…

  • Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament: The Name of God: Jehovah

    As I state in a comment at this link, for some reason people who participate in my Bible study class in my parish seem to get a kick out of me explaining the origin of the name Jehovah.  But, I never really thought to write up a blog post about it.  Prof. Mariottini has though…

  • It's Snowing in South Louisiana …

    That may not seem like that big of a deal to you Northerners, but this rarely happens here … which means that we are ill-equipped to deal with it.  Seriously … our power could go out at any moment … we could have tons of fatal crashes … we have no really cold weather clothing…

  • Drew Brees – The Religious Faith of the SuperBowl MVP

    The sight of Drew Brees with his son after the SuperBowl moved even the most hardened among us.  I thought that this video gives a little more insight into who he is.  I can’t say that I agree with him about a number of things here (e.g. I genuinely don’t believe that anybody can do…