Monthly Archives: December 2010

Not the most appropriate post title for the season. I got a lovely editing of the Apostolic Fathers (early church writings that overlap and just post-date the new testament) in greek yesterday. Reading through the Didache (an early work that … Continue reading →

The cross is not the central image of Christianity; it is the table. From a comment by zero1ghost on my last post. What do you think?

This is the third post in the series. The first is here, and the second here. I’m going to use some jargon I introduced in those posts, so I suggest you look there first. — In the last two weeks … Continue reading →

This is part two in a three part series, part one is here. Please read that post, otherwise my jargon may be confusing! — Following on from the last post, I’m still thinking about monotheism and polytheism, but the distinction … Continue reading →

I terminated the call with a wave of my hand, then cupped my forehead with it. “Crap!” “We’re losing, sir?” came the mellifluous voice of my assistant, Jane, rising from nowhere. “Yeah, we’re down.” I made eye contact with her … Continue reading →

In an attempt to split my tendency for overly long posts, I want to develop a thought in three parts. In the third part I’ll fully credit and migrate into a review of Larry Hurtado’s books, which sparked this train … Continue reading →

Okay you biblie-philes, here’s something a bit diffferent. This is a video with lyrics of Robin Mark’s worship song “Days of Elijah”. Unlike most of the “Jesus, we just really want to worship you*” kind of song lyrics, these are … Continue reading →

Late to this party, I know, but I finished reading Don Cupitt’s Sea of Faith, his argument for a non-realism in religion. I found it rather underwhelming, I have to say. The introduction was excellent, and the last chapter was … Continue reading →

I have a stack of books on my wishlist for Christmas. Because of the way Amazon works, I can see that many of them have been bought for me. Unfortunately I have a stack of books I had pencilled in … Continue reading →

James at Exploring our Matrix started a meme asking folks to list the languages they’ve learned or started learning. His list blows mine away, but once I started compiling mine, it was longer than I thought! So here we go … Continue reading →