We were very fortunate to have minimal damage to our house and roof (no water coming in) but it has taken 9 months and counting to get the roofer to complete the work.
AO Scott of NYT reviews the Da Vinci Code. Like most reviews it is less than flattering. The best bit from the review: we have had a flood of think pieces on everything from Jesus and Mary Magdalene’s pre-nuptial agreement to the secret recipes of Opus Dei, and vexed, urgent […]
Apple – MacBook I have class now so all I can say so far is: I love the black! UPDATE: OK, I am still perusing the site, but I am very excited about this. Small form, fast (modern) processor, etc. I think I might be ready to step into the […]
I received the following email from James Trever (I assume others did as well): Thank you for posting a notice about my Dad’s passing. You might want to add that his latest book which I helped to complete for him was published in 2004: “The Dead Sea Scrolls in Perspective,” […]
I just read this Jaroslav Pelikan RIP on Kendall Harmon’s blog. I cannot find confirmation of this, but indeed it is a loss for us all. I first encountered Pelikan through The Christian Tradition series and heard him speak (incongruously, it seemed to me) at my brother-in-law’s college graduation from […]
I know that many of you who read Targuman do not necessarily read my Tulane Honors blog so I thought I would also share the excitement here as well. ========= What a day! Congratulations to all our seniors. As you heard so many times today (too many? I don’t think […]
Kevin Wilson has started what looks to be a great project. Blue Cord Bible Dictionary : Main – Home Page The Blue Cord Bible Dictionary is a Bible wiki. A wiki is a site where numerous people are able to contribute freely to the content of the pages. Unlike standard […]