Monthly Archives: July 2009
17 posts
I will be giving a lecture this Wednesday evening enitled “Have you forgotten us completely?” Crying Out to a Loving God. I will be exploring how the rabbis responded to the destruction of the Temple, how they responded to the text of Lamentations, and what that in turn can teach a […]
A 13-year-old found out. This story is a month old, but I just came across it. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman. Among his amusing observations: It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. […]
For some reason the most recent Royal Ontario Museum exhibition of Dead Sea Scrolls has ignited a lot of debate. The most recent headline to cross my digital threshold was one I had not heard before (but I don’t look for these things as a rule). They make some interesting […]
Psa. 50.16 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes, or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 You make friends with a thief when you see one, and you keep […]
Real life is getting in the way of blogging. Perhaps something more this week. I understand the Episcopal Church did some stuff last week. That might be interesting to consider.
We are only a year away from the triennial IOSOT meeting and its associated meetings which includes the IOTS. The Congress will be held at the University of Helsinki and the associated meetings will overlap a bit more this time which should help to reduce costs, 10 days in Slovenia […]
Whatever was actually behind my problems (described here) they are gone with the latest .1 update. Now the Dashboard looks and behaves as it should!
First to put a few things into what I hope is some perspective about my views on this subject. Preliminary to the preliminaries is the fact that I readily confess that economics is not my bailiwick, so I cannot really offer any viable solutions because I know enough to know […]