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John Hobbins – the Trickster
I didn’t know John had this kind of stuff in him. Kind of reminds me of someone else I know.
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It's only when you become blind, that you can see …
Yesterday I blogged my review of of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines by Thomas Foster. There’s a chapter in the book entitled “He’s Blind for a Reason, You Know.” And, today I was listening to Amy Jill Levine’s lecture on Judges in her…
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Peter Kreeft on Ecumenism
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about ecumenism lately. This is one of my favorite audio recordings on the subject. Kreeft walks a fine line sometimes between ecumenist and apologist. And, I don’t agree with everything that he says here as I might leave open a bit more room for openness on non-essentials, but I…
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor – Review
Recently, I picked up a copy of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines by Thomas Foster. It is one of those books that you’re walking through the bookstore and maybe think “That looks interesting. Probably wouldn’t take long to read.” Here are my impressions.…
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6th Plague has hit my house …
Boils. My daughter has a staph infection and it’s manifesting itself as boils on her knee, elbow, and side. I guess they’re probably not the same thing as Biblical boils, but not pleasant nonetheless. This might be a good place for a picture, but I’m going to spare you …
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Humor – A few examples from the Old Testament
Yesterday when I posted about the difficulty that I sometimes have in seeing humor in Biblical passages Tim Bulkeley left a comment with a link to several posts that he has done on his 5 minute Bible site. I listened to the post on Esther and Jonah and realized that this is just the kind…
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Failure: When your best just isn't good enough
These are absolutely hilarious. They’re called demotivators. And you can check them out at Despair.com. Below is one of my favorites. I need to get a couple to keep around my desk at the house. Humor usually helps me not to take myself too seriously.
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Noah's Ark on Youtube
One place I’ve been finding that biblical scholarship is seriously behind is in using video. I’m know I’m not the first to notice this, but even though someone probably has, it deserves mention again. Let’s take the issue of Noah’s Ark for example since this latest debacle has brought it up. If someone searches “Noah’s…
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Hard to see humor in the Bible sometimes
This morning I was listening to a lecture by Amy Jill Levine in her Old Testament course for the Teaching Company. She was talking about some of the more humorous passages in the Book of Judges. There is the whole deal about Eglon being fat and Jael figuratively emasculating Sisera. I’m aware that there is…