Partially in response and reflection on Jerry Falwell’s passing the NYTimes and the Washington Post both have articles about where “the evangelical Christian movement” is going today. I did not post anything about Rev. Falwell’s death for various reasons. I do want to comment that although I sometimes (often) disagreed […]
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(Preteena by Allison Barrows) I met mine in the college radio station (WETN!). Where did you meet your spouse/partner/SO?
I recently learned that a wonderful scholar and churchman died last week, Dr. Robert Webber. I got to know Dr. Webber briefly during my time at Wheaton College. He was known affectionately as “Book of the Month Club Bob” because he seemed to be writing one book a month. He […]
I have no idea… New York Times Most Popular Articles – The New York Times Keywords most frequently searched by NYTimes.com readers. 1. sex 2. virginia tech 3. immigration 4. china 5. iraq 6. turkey 7. pet food recall 8. india 9. global warming 10. health
I just thought I would let folks know that the slow down in posts is just due to the pesky real world® rearing its ugly head and keeping me from doing my usual online reading and commenting. We are nearing the end of the semester which means lots of board […]
I cannot understand how NBC thought it would be a good idea to release those tapes. Was the student who left a note in the HS bathroom inspired by the tapes or just the event? I don’t know. But I know the tapes don’t help anyone. State College Area School […]
The trip back this morning was uneventful until we got to the driveway. State College had about a foot of snow and of course our driveway wasn’t cleared. Driving in and into the garage wasn’t the problem. Getting out of the garage turned out to be the problem. A big […]
This week I was in DC on business. My family joined me (since my folks live here as well). You might have noticed in the news that a large snow storm hit the region. So we are enjoying the Holiday Inn one more night. I want to give full points […]
I was IMing someone the other day and typed the phrase “except they expect” and I realized how similar those two words are. Odd.
Last night Bart Ehrman gave the Luther H. Harshbarger Lecture in memorium Bill Petersen. It was very nice to hear his lecture in person and I had a chance to have a drink with him after the talk. But I thought Targumistas might like a short review/commentary on the talk. […]