Archive for November, 2005

According to the Scriptures (Blog #2)

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
And his kingdom will have no end.
—Nicene Creed IV
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, […]

Thanks for the Theme

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

I just wanted to mention to everyone that this awesome WordPress theme I’m using was not created by me. It was done by Nao. She made it for a theme contest, and in my opinion she should have gotten first place. Anyway, I’ve already modified it and will probably keep tweaking it, but there it […]

My Lobotomy

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

There was an amazing documentary piece on NPR done by a guy who had been given a lobotomy (for very dubious reasons) when he was a kid. You need to check it out! I almost cried toward the end. Horrible.
‘My Lobotomy’: Howard Dully’s Journey
Direct link to the audio documentary (MP3 format)

‘rational apprehension of things temporal’ (EC Blog #2)

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Is it important for Christians to be knowledgeable? If so, what would a knowledgeable Christian be like?
On the other hand, is it bad for Christians to have knowledge, beyond that of the Bible, church, etc.?
Either way, what’s the basis for your opinion? Can you bring any scriptures or thoughts from other thinkers to the table?
How […]

MXP ‘Most Extreme Paradox!!!’ (EC Blog#1)

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

I think this is the coolest paragraph we’ve read so far (or at least one of the coolest):
Here is the extreme paradox. And here is the reason why the earliest Christian language is so filled with tension and energy, as it strives to express how blessing can come through one cursed (Gal 3:6–14), freedom through […]

Subscriptions, Redux

Monday, November 14th, 2005

I apologize, my readers, but I have upgraded my site’s software once again, and once again, I believe I have lost the list of people subscribed to email notifications. I still haven’t gotten the new system figured out yet, so sit tight and check back every once in awhile, and hopefully it’ll be up and […]

Virgin or Not? (Blog #1)

Monday, November 14th, 2005

If you are not a student of mine, you can view this entry for a brief explanation of what I’m doing here.

For us and for our salvation he came
down from heaven, by the power of
the Holy Spirit he was born of the
Virgin Mary and became truly human.
—Nicene Creed III
In the sixth month the angel […]

To My Readers

Monday, November 14th, 2005

I am going to be trying out something with my Senior Bible students in which we’ll be bringing our discussions onto the Internet. I’ll be posing a prompt of some sort that has to do with the reading (we’re currently reading excerpts from Luke Timothy Johnson’s The Creed), and my students will be required to […]