Life Under the Sun

The End of Life Under the Sun

2008-01-28T12:55:00.000-05:00

Well, the blog anyway. I've been procrastinating on writing this post but I can't put it off any longer. I've decided to put this blog out of its misery since I really don't have time for two blogs. My other blog, Reformed Chicks Blabbing is now a part of the beliefnet blogs and I plan to do the type of blogging that I do here over there. I do plan to post Bible studies there (yes, I know

Prof. Steve Taylor left Westminster for Biblical Theological Seminary

2008-01-09T22:44:00.000-05:00

I'm glad I had him for New Testament Introduction before he left. I wonder who will be teaching that class now? He was an excellent professor (all of Westminster professors are excellent -- I've never disliked any of my professors).The NTI class looks at various issues related to the New Testament: Second Temple Judaism, the history of Israel up until Christ's birth and beyond, cannon issues,

Solomon Among the Postmoderns

2008-01-07T14:11:00.001-05:00

I was just over at WTS bookstore and I noticed this book:It looks pretty interesting. I wish I had time to read it, but maybe you do? If you decide to read it, please use my link so I can get my kickback :-)

Evangelicalism Today

2008-01-07T13:35:00.000-05:00

Touchstone examines the future of evangelicalism by bringing together a diverse group of contributers: Russell Moore, Denny Burk, John Franke, D. G. Hart, Michael Horton, and David Lyle Jeffrey.(via)

Happy New Year!

2008-01-01T10:43:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T08:26:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas to all of my readers (all two of you :-) and those just passing through. I hope you have a very nice day spending time with your family and friends and that you don't overindulge :-)I'm waiting for my husband and teenage daughter to get up so we can open presents. I already opened mine weeks ago (my very wonderful Vaio) so I have no surprises under the tree :-) My joy will be in

Breakdancing Jesus

2007-12-21T10:05:00.000-05:00

Um...well...um...I can't quite get what is the point of the video. Is it implying that Mary didn't give birth to Jesus but was a fully grown man who came to earth from heaven?(via)

Nativity scene used in electronics ad

2007-12-19T21:02:00.000-05:00

It's ticked off some Christians. So, what do you think?

Turn off your email refresh on your iPhone when traveling abroad

2007-12-17T07:11:00.000-05:00

Or you will be hit with a huge bill like Chris Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Wired:Chris Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Wired, the US technology magazine, has revealed he was hit with $2,100 in charges for using his iPhone on a recent foreign trip, thanks to a glitch that led him to be charged each time the mobile handset automatically refreshed his e-mail inbox.Mr Anderson said he was

Dad sells son's Christmas present after catching him smoking pot and nets $8910

2007-12-17T07:09:00.000-05:00

Man! I bet that kid felt stupid. As a parent I know the joy of finding the perfect gift and then not to be able to give it to give it to the kid is heartbreaking, though making a huge profit I'm sure helps to mend his broken heart :-)After catching his 15-year-old smoking pot, a father sold the hard-to-get "Guitar Hero III" video game he bought his son for 90 dollars for Christmas at an online

Doug Wilson is blogging through Piper's book on NT Wright

2007-12-17T07:03:00.001-05:00

Wilson will be blogging, chapter by chapter, on Piper's The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright. Wilson praises Piper's approach to the material:I really appreciate how careful John Piper has sought to be in the process of writing this book. I was asked to give feedback on the earlier draft as someone who likes a lot of what Wright is doing, but also as a sometime critic of

Thanks for your prayers

2007-12-07T07:04:00.000-05:00

Sorry it took so long to post this (I can't believe it's been an entire week), thanks for the prayers. I really appreciate them! I was able to hand in my paper on time. I wrote 11 pages but was only supposed to write 6-10, I was able to edit it down to 9. I guess I'm blessed to write too much instead of too little :-)Please pray for me this week if you can, I'm studying for finals. I have my

Prayer Request: Concentration

2007-11-24T11:06:00.000-05:00

I'm pretty depressed right now and it's affecting my seminary work. I need to concentrate so I can write an exegesis paper for my General Epistles and Revelation class. It's due this week and I haven't been able to write it (I've started but it's pretty disjointed). I'm working on it now, please pray that I can keep my focus until I finish it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T08:01:00.000-05:00

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day celebration with your friends and family and that you don't overindulge :-) Thankfully I don't have to cook today, my sister does Thanksgiving and I do Christmas -- it makes it a lot easier on both of us.I thought I would share with you some of the many blessings for which I'm thankful to God:I'm thankful that there is a God in heaven who cares

I'm Scarred for Life

2007-11-22T07:23:00.000-05:00

Literally!*sniff* *sniff*OK, I'm 47 and I expect to have wrinkles and sagging skin and all that but I didn't expect to have this! *sniff*So, what happened? Would you believe me if I told you that I got into an argument at Westminster over the authorship of Hebrews and it turned into a brawl? Well, it wasn't that exciting, it was pretty much your normal everyday klutzy accident. It did happen in

Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

2007-11-20T22:28:00.000-05:00

G. K. Beale and D.A Carson have edited a commentary on the New Testament's use of the Old Testament. This looks like it will be a very helpful commentary, one that will give the reader an understanding of the context of the Old Testament passage being quoted:Readers of the New Testament often encounter quotes or allusions to Old Testament stories and prophecies that are unfamiliar or obscure.

Dr. Richard Bauckham Lectures at WSC

2007-11-17T09:27:00.000-05:00

"The Four Gospels and the Other Gospels: Is Our Canon Right?" You can listen to it here. Dr. Bauckham is the author of a number of books including Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony and James which is a commentary I'm reading now for my General Epistles and Revelation class.(via)

The 2007 Institute on Biblical Preaching

2007-11-14T18:58:00.000-05:00

Audio is available at WTS.

Debating Covenantal Infant Baptism

2007-11-11T18:57:00.000-05:00

Here's a link to a broadcast debate between James White and Gregg Strawbridge over infant baptism (part 2 is here). Strawbridge is the editor of The Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism.The debate is on Covenant Radio.Updated: Evidently, the podcast has been removed. You can listen to it here.Updated yet again: You can listen to it here and here, as well or you can subscribe to Covenant Radio here

Did you know 2.0

2007-11-11T14:34:00.000-05:00

The sequel to Shift Happens.(via)

There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind

2007-11-06T07:18:00.000-05:00

Justin Taylor has some interesting links related to Antony Flew's new book. Flew went from atheism to deism.

Prayer request for Greek quiz

2007-10-31T06:28:00.000-04:00

Please pray that I will be able to translate the verse on the quiz.

Final Big Sale at Westminster Bookstore

2007-10-27T08:13:00.000-04:00

They're having their final big sale so go check out the great titles they have listed (remember you help a struggling seminarian afford her textbooks when you use my link).

Spiritual Secrets

2007-10-27T08:10:00.000-04:00

Manya Brachear of The Seeker posts some of the spiritual secrets from PostSecret. I'm not sure I buy this one:"I’m an editor for a large online atheist newsletter--and I believe in God."If it's true, I wonder if he/she doesn't want to give up his/her connections and income now that he/she no longer believes in atheism (and yeah, as much as you protest it, it is a belief system, that's why it's

Free Offer of the Gospel

2007-10-18T15:26:00.001-04:00

Yes, God does freely offer salvation to all and yes, it is Reformed to say that. Here's a link to my digest of John Murray's article "The Free Offer of the Gospel" and here's a link to Mark Horne's defense of that article.