Monthly Archives: January 2011

Over the last two weeks, I taught an undergraduate elective course on the book of Isaiah at Philadelphia Biblical University. One of the most encouraging aspects of contemporary Isaiah studies is that the focus has generally moved away from the … Continue reading →

Hard but refreshing words from Richard Hays’ commentary on 1 Corinthians (Interpretation Series, 1997): In a culture that evades telling the truth about death, the teaching of the resurrection comes as a blast of fresh air.   If asked, “What … Continue reading →

I realize that I’ve been off the grid for a while. I’m smack-dab in the middle of a two-week class on Isaiah at PBU. More on that later; this is my first attempt at teaching a full three-credit course on … Continue reading →

Probability and statistics have always fascinated me. I’ve never been a gambler–unless a $5 game of Texas Hold ‘Em with some buddies counts–but when I was a kid I would look eagerly in the sports section of the paper for … Continue reading →

This is a fascinating swing of the pendulum. The WSJ has published a piece entitled, "Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of Understimulation:" To get to the conference, Jo Lee took an hour’s train ride from the seaside town of Brighton. … Continue reading →