Will Blogs Kill Traditional Writing?
The triumphalist notion that blogging should somehow replace traditional writing is as foolish as it is pernicious. In some ways, blogging’s...
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The Purpose of Books
“Books are to be read and used, not collected and coddled.” —Al Mohler, as quoted by Challies in “ 10 Tips to Read More and Read Better ” (N...
The Fear of the Lord is Our Treasure
My friend Billy reflected today on how "the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure" (Isa 33:6). After emphasizing the intensity o...
Why Literature still Matters
Literary critic Morris Dickstein writes about why he thinks literature still matters in " The Undying Animal: Why Literature still Matt...
Ernest Hemingway's shortest Short Story
Ernest Hemingway , well-known for the density of his brevity, was once challenged to write a story using only six words (or so the literary ...
Writing Advice: Save the Bewildered Reader!
In introducing William Strunk's "little book" on style and grammar, E.B. White writes, All through The Elements of Style one ...
Jesus In Trinitarian Perspective: An Introductory Christology, Book Review
Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective: An Introductory Christology . Fred Sanders and Klaus Issler, eds. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2007. 244...
A Tale of Two Presidents
A President most Americans Blamed for Everything , A President-Elect most Americans believe will "fix" Everything . I'm skept...
Research Language Log (4): Prophetic Translation Exercise?
While studying for my German exam today, I came across this sentence in the exercise list: Morgen um dieses Zeit werde ich meine Prüfung übe...
Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture, Book Review
Title: Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice . Author: Daniel J. Treier Publisher: Baker...
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