Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Tim Challies of the eponymous Challies.com is giving away Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology and Richard Ganz’s 20 Controversies That Almost Killed A Church. To enter the drawing for the books, sign up here before March 17th, 2005. Enter referral I.D. # 41225.
Check out N.D. Wilson’s article, “Father Brown Fakes the Shroud,” describing his experiment to reproduce an image on a cloth in the manner of the Shroud of Turin. The conclusions are interesting but the methodology and creative thinking is even more facsinating. Hat Tip: J. Mark Bertrand
Odds & Ends from around the ‘net: Novel Additions: Fellow blogger and good friend Colby Willen has published his first novel, Dolor for Misdeeds, online at http://www.dolorformisdeeds.com. I read the novel some months ago, and I highly recommend it as an entertaining yarn with some thoughtful underpinnings. May the Spuds Be With You: Hasbro, the … Read more
The Library of Congress has released on the internet thousands of maps from the Civil War period. The website, located here, contains battle maps and other general maps from the time. If you live in a state where the Civil War raged, check it out to see what your area looked like 150 years ago.
While languishing in the netherworld of blogging hiatus, I felt the need to do a best of 2004 list. So, here it is: Best Book—fiction (read this year): Tough, but Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood will take the honor this year. I’ll write more about it later in a Books That Haunt post, but wow! It’s … Read more
A hearty Veteran’s Day salute from TruePravda goes out to all the American veterans of past and present wars. What have done and are doing has liberated, protected, and inspired all that we hold dear as Americans. May God grant his protection and blessing to you, whether you’re on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, … Read more
Lots of good things to read on the web this week, now that the major political events of the autumn are over. The fall issue of The New Pantagruel is out, as is the latest installment of Comment. Also be sure to check out The Matthew’s House Project, a new web-zine that “seeks to develop … Read more
One thing that has always perplexed me about baseball is the “short reliever,” or “closer.” These are amazing pitchers who can step in during the final inning of the game and mow down the remaining offense. If his team is ahead by 3 runs or less, he can earn a “save.” Now I realize that … Read more
Blogger Gideon Strauss has a habit of making lists of things he loves, and he encourages others to do so as well. Here’s my list, not comprehensive, in varying intensities, and in no particular order:
Going back through Amazon.com’s history in the “Your Account” section, I found that my first order was on Feb. 19, 1997. I ordered two books, The Gospel According to Mark: The English Text With Introduction, Exposition, and Notes (NICNT), and Between Heaven and Earth: Prayers and Reflections That Celebrate an Intimate God. It was my … Read more