Monthly Archives: March 2009

Why the Bible Is Like an R-rated Movie

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

… and why you should be glad it is. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Post-Corpus Link Disgorgement

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Here’s some of the stuff I haven’t had time to comment on since returning from Corpus Christi: Claude Mariottini has started a blog series on Deborah. Bryan Bibb has started a series on the prophets (part one, part two). The … Continue reading →

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Upside-down and Backwards

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve safely arrived at the Committee on the Uniform Series meeting in Corpus Christi. Last night Michael Fink did a great presentation about learning and teaching in which he made an interesting point about how people see. The human retina … Continue reading →

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Teraphim Tidbit

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

There’s a brief discussion of teraphim over at Zondervan’s Koinonia blog. Whether ancient beliefs and practices surrounding the teraphim are in any way related to the principalities and powers we’ve lately been discussing is up to you to decide. Share … Continue reading →

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Reading the Bible Like a Pagan: An Anthropologist Weighs In

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Rob McKee, a Christian anthropologist, has raised some interesting issues in the comments to my post “How to Read the Bible Like a Pagan.” Although the issue of demons, evil spirits, or what have you is only one facet of … Continue reading →

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Byzantine Monastery Discovered in Israel

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Farmers digging in a field uncovered a hidden treasure. Sounds familiar for some reason… A team led by Daniel Ein Mor barely had to scratch the surface before finding the remains of a Byzantine monastery, he told CNN on Wednesday. … Continue reading →

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Talk Like a Louisvillian

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

The particular dialectal feature Eric Baković notes at Language Log is not confined to Louisville. My wife and I have somewhat frequent discussions about whether she’s looking for a “pen” to write with or a “pin” to sew with, and … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Out My Feed Reader

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve been scrambling at work to get everything done I need to get done before heading to Texas next week for the Committee on the Uniform Series. Looks like today’s the day to clear out all the stuff that has … Continue reading →

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Upgraded my hPDA

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Six or seven Christmases ago, my mom bought me a Personal Digital Assistant; nothing fancy, just a basic model she thought I would like. It didn’t work, and I kept losing the data I entered into it. Likewise the replacement … Continue reading →

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Christian Psalmody: Three Introductions, a New Blog, and a Shameless Plug

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

John Hobbins links to three great introductions to the practice of psalm-singing in Christian worship and prayer: Singing the Psalms: A Short History by Elizabeth Liebert Singing the Psalms: A Brief History of Psalmody by Richard Leonard On Singing Psalms … Continue reading →

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