[Link] An Interview with Peter Gentry on the Septuagint
Justin Taylor interviews Peter Gentry on the Septuagint, one of the kindest and most brilliant professors I ever had.
Truth on the slant
In the most recent issue of the Mars Hill Audio Journal, Ken Myers spoke with Eugene Peterson on the place of reading in the spiritual lives of Christians. They reference a brilliant poem by Emily Dickinson from which Peterson takes the title of his upcoming book, Tell it Slant. Here’s the poem: Tell all the … Read more
[Link] Ira Glass on storytelling
This American Life’s Ira Glass on storytelling: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
[Link] The Family Falls Flat
The Family Falls Flat: Matt Hall reviews Jeff Sharlet’s new book on the D.C. — based Fellowship Foundation.
What is ‘good’?
It’s a good question — one posed by Ron H. in his comment on my recent “Darwinism and good” post: What can adequately explain why something is or isn’t good? Equivalently: What is good? For many (in practice this is most, I imagine), something is good if it turns out the way a person wishes. … Read more
We named the dog Indiana
I’m now back from travels to the hinterlands of Tennessee, where I saw — among other things — Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As someone who has long considered Raiders and Last Crusade two of my favorite movies, I’ve looked forward to the next Indy sequel ever since the rumors started … Read more
[Link] Indiana Jones and the Rip-offs of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Rip-offs of Doom: My favorite of these was the “Tales of the Golden Monkey” TV show.
The Hulk must be an incredible smoker
The other night, during a television commercial break, something strange caught my eye in a trailer for the new movie The Incredible Hulk: It didn’t strike me until 10 seconds into the next commercial. Quick rewind (this is the stuff DVRs are made for!). Yes it’s just as I thought: Notice the dire warning box … Read more
The sexual ‘revolution’ that keeps on turning
I saw last week about half a minute of VH1’s documentary “Sex: The Revolution”, which seemed to relish in the notion that the “advances” in sexual behavior that occur today were brought about by the libidinous free-wheeling of the 60’s and 70’s. Off with the old American puritanism, it seemed to say. Last week, I … Read more
[Link] 100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library
I love lists like this — The Art of Manliness lists 100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library