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Diversity: An old, old wooden ship from the Civil-War era?

Can diversity be taken too far? I’ve recently felt myself becoming more comfortable with diversity in my study of the Old Testament. In the theological realm, for example, I’ve been appreciating the tension between different perspectives on evil and the … Continue reading

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Via Amsterdam

After 34 hours of travel, I have arrived safely in South Africa. I waas in the Netherlands for a total of foour hours yesterday (thus the straange doouble vowels). I have three observations about my experience in Schiphol Airport. First, … Continue reading

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Strange Inconsistencies, Left and Right

During spring of my senior year in high-school, the US and a few allies invaded Iraq in response to Saddam Hussein’s repeated defiance of the UN resolutions requiring him to submit his weapons programs to inspection (so you don’t have … Continue reading

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Big News

Again, my fraternal pride balloons to imperial proportions. My sister, Rebekah Devine, has been informed that her paper, tentatively titled, “Made With Hands: The Gods of the Nations in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians,” has been accepted to be read … Continue reading

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But can you ever be just “whelmed”?

Name that film: “I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed–but can you ever be just whelmed?” “I think you can in Europe.” According to the dictionary, ‘whelmed’ is pretty much the same thing as ‘overwhelmed.’ Either … Continue reading

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Between Redemption and the Pain

Last night I had the privilege of playing in a concert celebrating the release of an album by one of my best friends, Gordon Gregory. Given how busy I’ve been lately, I had told Gordon several months ago that I … Continue reading

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What Would Jesus Cut?

In the Boston Globe, Jeff Jacoby–a self-described "believing Jew"–summarizes my own feelings toward the Christian left.

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ETS Paper

The schedule for the Eastern Regional Conference of the Evangelical Theological Society, hosted by PBU, has been posted here. The keynote speaker is Dinesh D’Souza, who will be speaking Thursday evening, March 3, as well as during the conference on … Continue reading

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Family Pictures

Here are some pictures my mom took a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

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Ευτυχισμένη ημέρα Εβδομήκοντα

…Or, Happy Septuagint Day! The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) has declared February 8 “International Septuagint Day,” because, “On February 8, 553, the Byzantine emperor Justinian decreed that the Septuagint should be used in Greek-speaking synagogues.” In … Continue reading

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