Archive for May, 2007

The Appearance of Hotness

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

5-year-old Carolyn and I were talking about going to the park last night, though it was still around 95 deg F at that time of the evening.  I let her know that it might still be too hot to go outside.  So she looked through the window at the backyard and rebutted with “I don’t see any hotness.” :D

Regarding movie credits

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

Regarding movie credits, my 5-year old daughter says this: “Credits is something that you need to wait for it to get over.”
:)

Google meets vi

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

As an experienced vi user, I found this google search method really cool (with sample search term “rattlesnake”).  Now that’s just about the coolest thing since sliced bread for me. :)

“Why God Inspired Hard Texts”

Monday, May 14th, 2007

I’ve wondered recently why God didn’t give us a clearer view of Himself. That is, why is it that the revelation that we have is a revelation that seems to be clouded at times? Why couldn’t we have a more lucid account of God, and why couldn’t we be given a Bible that has complete uniformity, no matter what manuscripts are used? Why are some passages hard to understand, and why are some passages and some doctrines easy to warp into heresy?

I think that I may still struggle with these ideas for some time, but John Piper’s two sermons entitled “Why God Inspired Hard Texts” provide a plausible explanation. Transcripts and audio are available here and here, or google “Why God Inspired Hard Texts” if the link is broken.