Marianne Meye Thompson has pushed me towards written precision more than any other educator I’ve had. It’s a bittersweet blessing, of course, because it hurts to have your flaws exposed (I know, it’s difficult to imagine me having flaws). But it makes you stronger. In class today, she shared with us some of the most [...]
Entries from October 2007
October 28, 2007
My New Post with SBL at Fuller
I have officially become the new Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) On-Campus Student Representative (OSR) at Fuller Seminary. What is that, you may ask? The OSR is a student member of SBL who represents SBL to the students of that institution. Some of the things that the OSR does is to recruit student members and [...]
October 11, 2007
An Audio Interpretation of the Bible
I learned today from Deirdre Good’s blog about the audio “Bible Experience” going complete and releasing the Old Testament along with its already released New Testament project. When I read about it, I was impressed to learn that the chosen version was the TNIV. I’m not totally sold on the translation, but I think [...]
October 6, 2007
One of the reasons I love Logos Bible Software
As a seminarian and a devoted user of Bible software, I am often asked what I might recommend for Bible software. While other programs (BibleWorks, Accordance) do have their advantages, I am quite happy with Logos. Years ago, their emphasis on library building meant an emphasis on (in my humble opinion) cheesy and unhelpful biblical [...]
October 6, 2007
Busy Mind, Quiet Blog
I have to apologize to any of those who have been kind enough to subscribe to my blog. I have obviously not been producing as much as I used to. I will chalk it up to my mental preoccupation with doctoral applications. From now until early January, I will be sending in various forms, scrupulously [...]
