A little while ago I joined Jim West’s Huldrych Zwingli Facebook Group and added Jim as a friend immediately afterwards. I didn’t know, however, that Facebook’s security check to prevent automated friend requests would be customized to each individual user! Click on the screenshot below to learn what terms I was required to enter in [...]
On Why Godchildren Are Good for the Soul
Two years and a month ago, I returned to Puerto Rico from a lovely three-month stay in Grand Rapids, MI, to find that a number of my books had horribly fallen victim to water damage and were being consumed by mold. I was sorrowfully forced to throw them out, even though the victims included Schaff’s [...]
On the Reasons for What Turned Out to Be, Quite Unintentionally, a Rather Extended Absence
My superfriend Juhem asked recently: Dude, why have you silenced “The Voice of You”? Of course, I have done no such thing; but given the inactivity around here over the past few weeks, I guess this is a fair question to ask!
The weeks since my last post have been very hectic. For a start, I [...]
Роди нам се Христос Спас!
On this 26th of December, the Second Day of Christmas, the Holy Church celebrates the Synaxis of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-virgin Mary. “This Assembly,” reads the short Synaxarion from the Great Horologion, “which is our gathering to sing the glory of the Mother of God, takes place fittingly particularly [...]
Glory, O Lord, to Thy holy Nativity!
On this, the 25th day of December, we celebrate the Nativity according to the flesh of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Χριστὸς γεννάται! Δοξάσατε!Christ is born! Give ye glory!
Мир Божији, Христос се роди! Ваистину се роди!Peace from God, Christ is born! Truly He is born!Greetings to all on the radiant feast [...]
A Woefully Overlooked Proposal
In the Biblical Studies Carnival XXIII, the Rev Mr John Hobbins, who hosted the affair, had this to say:
Have you noticed? Online discourse is becoming an accepted form of academic discourse. [....] If you can stand the heat, blogging is a great kitchen from which a scholar, aspiring or otherwise, may test out, refine, and [...]
Free Online Education for the New Year
Happy New Year, everyone!
You might recall that some time back I reported on a number of educational resources available online—notably, full courses and other lectures available through iTunes U from such institutions as Stanford, UC Berkeley, Concordia Seminary and Reformed Theological Seminary. (Go to that post for direct links to each of these resources.) [...]
