Neither Here Nor There #1

Editorial Note:  "Neither Here Nor There" will be a recurring feature (hence the #1 in the title), chock-full of items on the Web that I find interesting.

  • Derek Thomas, blogging over at reformation21, has some interesting thoughts on postmillenialism today.  I think his assessments are on-target - I like Doug Wilson as much as the next guy (OK, maybe more than the PCA!), but postmillenarian theology just doesn’t make sense to me Biblically.  (For the record, my eschatology is pretty much classic amillenialism.  Which is rather fun, since I go to a church populated almost exclusively by dispensationalists!)
  • Speaking of Doug Wilson, his son Nate’s book 100 Cupboards is simply wonderful.  Highly recommended for kids ages 8 to, oh, 97 or so.  (Nota bene: If you get all bent out of shape at the use of the word "magic" in the Narnia or Harry Potter books, you may not find 100 Cupboards to be worthwhile.  But you’d be wrong.)
  • The annual Ligonier conference is about to kick off.  The sessions will be simulcast here, and Tim Challies will be live-blogging as usual.
  • Logos has just announced a new resource focusing on discourse analysis in the Greek New Testament (and also tied to the ESV).  Check out my friend Rick Brannan’s post on the details here.

March 13 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Logos RefTagger Rocks!

My good friends at Logos Bible Software are at it again. They’ve just launched RefTagger, a little code snippet that’s a great addition to any Web page. The script scans the page looking for any Bible references (like John 3:16 or Romans 3:21-31 or 2 Cor. 5:21) and automatically turns them into hyperlinks to the actual text.  You also get links (the little “L” icon) that will open up the text in your installed copy of Logos (or any Libronix Digital Library System software installed on your computer).  You can even choose which translation to use (I chose ESV).

And best of all, it’s totally free!

This is going to save me a lot of time typing.  Bob, someone in Bellingham needs a raise!

(Full disclosure: I worked for Logos for 6 years, the owners and many of the employees are good friends, and I’m seriously biased toward their software.)

March 04 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments »