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I remember as a freshman in college (1980) in our InterVarsity fellowship at Stanford we had discussions about evolution and creation.  After a few years of discussing the… — February 7, 2012

Deal bountifully with your servant, so that I may live and observe your word (Psalm 119:17 NRSV). In this verse, Psalm 119 moves into the Gimel section, where each of the eight verses begins… — February 5, 2012

(Just to be clear,  the psalmist isn't Lord Voldemort (he's fictional).  But blog titles are supposed to be provocative.) At dinner with my family last night, I asked which… — February 2, 2012

I don't like the Miami Heat.  I like the Philadelphia 76ers.  Last year the Heat beat the 76ers in the playoffs.  I like the Chicago Bulls.  Last year the Heat… — January 29, 2012

My first youtube video (about 2.5 minutes).  Low expectations.  Basically, a talking head. (No you can't just click on the photo below.  I have the poor man's version… — January 28, 2012

What Are You Looking For? Here is my most recent blog on Biblical Seminary's Faculty blog.  Check out what Jesus' first and last words in John's gospel have in… — January 27, 2012

God will soon be behaving badly in both German and Korean. I just found out from IVP that God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament… — January 23, 2012

I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word (Psa. 119:16 NRSV). More delighting in God's statutes.  In verse 14, the psalmist delighted  (but it uses a different… — January 22, 2012

We saw the film Secretariat (2010) last night as a family.  About what we expected.  Decent dialogue, good story, stunning visuals.  It was wonderful to see a story… — January 17, 2012

In November 2010, I visited the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta for the first time during the Society of Biblical Literature conference.  I was struck… — January 16, 2012

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways (Psa. 119:15 NRSV). Focus.  With fixed eyes, the psalmist is focused on God's precepts and God's… — January 15, 2012

In case you've just come back from Mars, Tim Tebow is the quarterback for the Denver Broncos.  And he's a Christian. You may be sick of Tebow, but… — January 13, 2012

Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports.com is always fun to read.  He's a bit like Tebow, people either love him or hate him.  With this article, Doyle scores a… — January 9, 2012

I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches (Psa. 119:14 NRSV). What do you delight in?  While I don't think it's going to happen,… — January 8, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This… — January 7, 2012

The Christmas holiday interrupted the 3-part series on Jeremiah 29.  I know you've been anxiously waiting for the final installment.  In the last post (to read what I… — January 4, 2012

With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth (Psa. 119:13 NRSV). The psalmist uses his lips to declare the ordinances of YHWH's mouth.  From God's mouth, to the psalmist's mouth. … — January 1, 2012

On January 21, 1980 I attended the Iowa caucus in Ames where I lived with my family.  I was a senior in high school, and since my birthday wasn't… — December 31, 2011