Archive for September, 2007

Reasons to Read: #2 Because Some Things Just Stick

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

It’s been some time since I started this fledging category of Reasons to Read and hopefully in writing this post I can give the curious reader one more reason. The first reason to read was to confirm what you’ve been thinking. The second reason to read is not unlike it: one should read because some [...]

Weekly Review: 9-28-07

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Theology I (Dr. Keathley)

If you’re attending Southeastern and getting the Southern Baptist discount (1/2 off tuition) and plan on not serving in a Southern Baptist church and giving back to the Cooperative Program (which pays that other half of your tuition) after you graduate, you should go down to the Business Office right now [...]

Wordpress 2.3

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.3 in about 10 minutes through subversion and command line. Subsequent upgrades should just happen in a snap; I just had to get my installation switched over to subversion. Switching over was a breeze and will save a lot of time and hassle in the future.
Wordpress, Gutenberg would be proud!

Understanding the Horrific which God Permits

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Drew,
Thanks for your thoughtful reply, but I am still not convinced. I accept that the ways of God are a mystery but isn’t it partly that we are too ignorant and too stupid to understand his ways? I suppose what I’m saying is that he doesn’t want to be mysterious and we would [...]

Timothy George Lectures

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Timothy George is on campus today and tomorrow giving lectures in chapel. To be honest, I was unfamiliar with the gentleman prior to hearing about his coming to SEBTS to deliver lectures. This says more about me than it does about him for today was a fantastic recap of the Reformation era in a [...]

Bathroom Barney Rubble

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

(Keep in mind this all happened in an instant.)
I just visited the bathroom at the library to open the door and find a young man, glabrous like I, staring at himself in mirror. Surprised by my intrudence, he quickly turned towards the door and mumbled these words, “Sorry. Excuse me. I was just looking for [...]

Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries

Monday, September 10th, 2007

So goes the name of a blog post tintinnabulating to turn bibliophiles world-wide into Pavlov’s pouch. Unfortunately, the photographer ran out of time to capture my personal library.

So Therefore

Monday, September 10th, 2007

To say “so therefore” is redundant. Don’t do it. I’ve heard several persons with the title “Doctor” say it.
I propose that you’re only allowed to say “so therefore” if you throw “ergo” into the mix.
“So therefore” is redundant so therefore ergo don’t say it.

Like a Tennis Match

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Naturally, because I am a philomniglot and linguist, I love poetry. Without a doubt some of the best, contemporary poetry is that which is spat by poets known as rappers. Consider this line I heard tonight in a store at the mall
I hit the club like a tennis match
Amazingly creative. I thought “hit the club [...]

A Plea For Multi-Learnedness

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Today I had a crisis when I needed to cut lemons at work. You know the slice of lemon you can have in your water or iced tea at a restaurant? Those are the ones I needed to cut today. I needed to cut fresh lemons into aesthetically pleasing slices to be enjoyed in [...]