http://www.davesexegesis.com Dave's Exegesis is my eclectic site of exegesis on pretty much everything I can think of, whether biblical studies, theology, music, movies, culture, food, drink, sports, or the internet. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:28:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I've seen enough this year of Apple ads, blog posts (particularly at mattheaton.com), and videos to incite my comments on the Microsoft Vista Supreme OS. Before I begin, let me put my experience in context with several noteworthy points: I am no computer expert, simply an avid user. ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/a-vista-reviewfinally/ Two reasons blogging has been slow this year are that my interests in the past few months have been primarily golf and politics.  These are just so out of character for me.  I swear, if I were still in the seminary/church loop that I would not have time to talk ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/enjoying-the-silence/ Just got finished watching a fascinating NOVA program entitled, "Ghost in Your Genes" which was about epigenetics. Epigenetics is the study of genetic modifiers called "epigenomes" that are instrumental in turning on and off the varied features of any given genome. The Human Genome Project of the ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/nature-and-nurture/ The Open Handset Alliance released Monday that it has been working together to provide an open source mobile operating system (dubbed "Android") that is far more user friendly and customizable than standard mobile OS's. I am proud to say that my company is part of the alliance which has ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/open-source-mobile-os/ John Piper's new book The Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright has finally been released by Crossway. To be honest, I found his Counted Righteous in Christ to be lacking because of the brevity and because he was responding only to Robert Gundry. Thus, I am ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/pipers-latest-finally-availabe/ Last week Kalila and I had the pleasure of attending the Tori Amos concert at the Orpheum in Boston.  Park Street Church is literally right across the street from the theater, so we had to walk by it each way coming from and getting to our car parked around the ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/park-street-redesign/ Radiohead’s latest In Rainbows is pretty much the greatest album ever. I say that tongue and cheek but it could be true. Definitely their best so far since I think it draws on so much of all their previous work and masters it. Perhaps that is ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/pretty-much-the-greatest-album-ever/ Thanks for your patience as I've certainly been on a blogging sabbatical. Or you could call it a creativity sabbatical too. The past few months I've been hooked on golf for some strange reason. I've spent much time and money at the driving range and a couple ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/october/ The July 1st edition of the White Horse Inn features Dennis Johnson and his book Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ in All the Scriptures. Here is the blurb: If the main focus of a sermon is to preach Christ, what do we do with the book of Proverbs and a ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/preaching-christ-in-all-the-scriptures/ At this point in my life I have more books than ever, but read far less than I have in the past 9 years or so. Sounds crazy, doesn't it. It is the standard lament of every student after they are "out of the loop" of academia. ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/thoughts-on-my-thought-life/ Ok, I really enjoy the ESV bible translation that was originally introduced in 2001 and has become immensely popular since (due largely, I believe, to good marketing and distributing free copies). One thing I like about the ESV "campaign" is that emblem on the front cover and top of ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/an-esv-criminal-case/ I don't think I've updated most of you to the fact that I am now employed, for which I am thankful to God. It was a long time coming (over 2 months), and I started about a month ago at my new place of employment. I work for ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/going-blind-with-paperwork/ Here is an essay by Gerhard Forde, former Professor of Theology at Luther Seminary, now with the Lord. He represents the Lutheran view in the book, Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1988). This is a riveting piece by Forde that I believe is ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/gerhard-forde-a-lutheran-view-of-sanctification/ I was very pleased today to find a most welcome podcast: Audition from Mars Hill Audio.  The Mars Hill Audio Journal has been a wonderful staple for segmenting literature, science, art, theology, philosophy, and culture in an audio format.  It's much like the format of many NPR programs, with a ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/audition-a-podcast-from-mars-hill-audio/ Here I have uploaded a very important message by John Piper from the Grace Community Shepherd's Conference in 2001. This is a rare sermon, but in it, Piper reflects on the difference theologically and practically that Jesus' and our resurrections make in the world. There are very few ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/living-as-if-there-were-no-resurrection-from-the-dead/ Here is a rather amusing post by Mel Duncan (Ligon Duncan's brother) which was posted at the Reformation 21 blog. He is the Director of Church Relations at Ligonier Ministries, founded by R.C. Sproul.  So needless to say, Mel is as Reformed in his theology as they come.  Enjoy. …I spent ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/my-evening-with-joel/ You know the Bible 100%! Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic! Ultimate Bible Quiz Create MySpace Quizzes http://www.davesexegesis.com/ultimate-bible-quiz/ Here are more links that have been added to the God-centered.com/resources page. These are all starter level classes taught mostly by seminary professors.  Registration is required for most of these courses. Old Testament Survey, by Douglas Stuart Old Testament Theology, by Paul House New Testament Survey, by William Mounce Inductive Bible Study, by George ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/free-intro-level-theological-education/ Just finished accumulating a decent list of free journals online for the God-centered.com/resources page.  These are all worth bookmarking. Biblical Theology Bulletin (Seton Hall University) Biblica (Rome Pontifical Institute) Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Evangelical Theological Society) Journal of Biblical Literature (Society of Biblical Literature) Journal for the Study of ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/free-online-theological-journals-and-publications/ Here is an interactivity post in which I do regurgitate some of my other stuff on Paul and the Law. Here is the question: I was finishing up When Time Had Fully Come: Studies in New Testament Theology by Herman N. Ridderbos, and I thought that the following topic could ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/pauls-view-of-the-law/ Here is some of my recent interactivity that I've done for one of my classes. The original question was: What did the resurrection and the glory of Jesus Christ that Paul saw in his vision reveal to him about where he stood in the history of ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/inaugurated-eschatology-and-the-shortness-of-time/ Of course, I hold off till this Christmas to buy my wife the 80GB iPod, and now they announce the new iPhone. This was an inevitable integration, and I'm very interested to see how this thing looks and operates. I'm sure there was a furious bidding war, but ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/have-you-seen-this-have-you-heard-about-this/ Here are some pics taken from our time in the city, about a half mile down looking at Times Square. Suppose I can check that experience off the list. We were standing most of the night on around the corner of 53rd and 7th, I think about 4 ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/nothing-quiet-on-new-years-day/ I do believe that I forgot to mention that I was laid-off two weeks ago as my company was purchased and my office closed. So I am on the job hunt, hoping for a better tomorrow as I blitz my resume across the region. I have had plenty of ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/getting-laid-off-is-not-as-good-as-getting-laid/ Here are some of the featured works that I have recently uploaded to God-centered.com resources page (www.god-centered.com/resources) as I have begun to put it together. More to come... A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World, by Jonathan Edwards This work is perhaps the most poignant and important ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/god-centeredcom-resources-page/ Well, below was a teaching I did at an evening service at a church back in September on Covenant and Law. This was recorded by my buddy Moses from the front pew, so it sounds like I'm in a tin can. Therefore, you will need to crank up the volume ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/yours-truly/ Danvers,MA is the town next to us in Beverly,MA  Explosion rocks Danvers, several hurt, none seriously By Kathy McCabe, Donovan Slack, Christine McConville and Kay Lazar, Globe Staff A major chemical explosion at an industrial park in Danvers shook several North Shore towns this morning, knocking homes off foundations and damaging buildings up ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/what-woke-me-up-at-300-am-this-morning/ [youtube]CEdGC10zUOE[/youtube] The Church You Know http://www.davesexegesis.com/too-funny/ I've been incredibly busy this past week, and month for that matter. I don't know if all of you are aware, but starting in July I left working at a certain christian book company to take a position doing credit analysis and collections at a little know gift company ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/please-pray/ Below is another Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) goody from the 1998 National Meeting in Orlando. In the plenary addresses which tackle "Training the Next Generation", Wayne Grudem assigned his friend D.A. Carson the topic of "Scholars and Missionaries". This is another must listen, so put on your thick skins...Download Training ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/da-carson-audio-training-the-next-generation-of-evangelical-scholars-and-teachers/ I forget to tell you all that I have uploaded some seriously quality Piper messages that I hope you get a chance to listen to. Below you can either play them or download by right-clicking and saving. The "Future Grace" series is the one done in 1996 at a Vineyard ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/piper-audio/ Take a listen to one of the best messages I've ever heard on sin by Dave Busby at Passion '99. Click below to play here or right click on link to download.Download Facing and Embracing Our Depravity http://www.davesexegesis.com/audio-facing-and-embracing-our-depravity/ [youtube]XPXWsAxm9nM[/youtube] http://www.davesexegesis.com/colbert-interview-with-dc-representative/ Spoiler Alert. What can I say, the Wachowski Brothers have done it again. This is a very well done adaptation of the 1980's comic series. I had the privledge of watching this with my wife, her brother, mother, and aunt. Of course, it was right up our alley as young ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/movie-review-v-for-vendetta/ The following was written by Scott Hafemann for students at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in his class Interpreting the New Testament. It is included in the famed "Beale Packet" which began as a series of handouts that Greg Beale used to give out to students in this class when he ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/the-art-of-asking-questions/ [googlevideo]5395083952125133994[/googlevideo] http://www.davesexegesis.com/star-wars-robot-chicken/ Got this from http://www.wikihow.com/Ask-a-Question-Intelligently: Define exactly what it is you want to know. This involves categorizing all the concepts in your head. Once you have the concept you are unsure of clearly in your head, then you can begin. Don’t ask a question just for the sake of it. Never ask a ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/how-to-ask-a-question-intelligently/ The theme of covenant has been seldom explored beyond the context of covenant nomism in recent years. Covenant nomism was popularized by E.P. Sanders in his work, Paul and Palestinian Judaism. Since its publication, many have sought to understand the relationship of the law in Paul to that ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/pauls-concept-of-covenant/ ...but here are some shots from Kalila's friend Rebecca's wedding last Friday. Before the crowd arrived. My sweatheart front and center. Justin and Rebecca during special music. During the exchange of vows. Sizing up the kiss. A portion of the Garden at the Reception, held at Promises to Keep in Derry,NH. The lovely cake. Still uneasy seeing ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/im-no-wedding-photographer/ Thanks to Lisa for tipping me off to this. http://www.davesexegesis.com/maybe-maybe-not/ Here's Bill Simmons' latest suggestion about fantasy football: The new fantasy rules  By Bill Simmons Page 2 Editor's note: This article appears in the July 31 issue of ESPN The Magazine. You're not allowed to complain about four things in life: nudity, free food, free drinks and fantasy football. So why would I want to ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/i-do-disagree-but-its-worth-a-thought/ Everybody knows that they're guilty Everybody knows that they've lied Everybody knows that they're guilty Resting on their conscience eating their inside It's freedom, said it's freedom time now It's freedom, said it's freedom time now Time to get free, oh give yourselves up now It's freedom, said it's freedom time Yo, there's a war in the mind, ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/freedom-time/ If you twist and turn away. If you tear yourself in two again. If I could, yes I would If I could, I would let it go. Surrender, dislocate. If I could throw this lifeless life-line to the wind. Leave this heart of clay, see you walk, walk away Into the night, and through the rain Into the ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/bad/ Here's a great stuff on writing that Justin Taylor posted recently: Joseph Williams's excellent handbook, Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace, rests on two principles: "it is good to write clearly, and anyone can." He seeks to address these questions: What is it in a sentence that makes readers judge it ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/clarity-in-writing/ And yet another interactivity post: The spring 2006 issue of Christian History & Biography contains an article with a concise overview of A. Judson's life and mission. One of the distinguishing marks of his legacy is his status as the first American missionary. He was sent from the Congregationalist ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/adoniram-judsons-baptist-conversion/ My wife and I thoroughly enjoy the food network. One of the new shows that has aired this year is Ham on the Street hosted by George Duran. I never quite figured it out, but one of the reasons I liked George is because he looked so familiar. I did ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/ham-in-seattle/ In the Summer of 1999 I spent 3 weeks in India on a short-term trip and we stayed in 3 different cities (Chenai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad).  This was a trip organized through the Bible institute I had attended that year and was really designed to foster discipleship amongst the teens ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/sharing-a-cross-culturalmissions-experience/ Here's another interactivity post: PBS television, on the Jim Lehrer New Hour, recently aired (6/28/06) an update on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda. The program highlighted Uganda as one example of the recent increase in United States funding for AIDS across Sub-Saharan Africa. Those who have followed the global ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/aids-in-africa/ Here is an interactivity post I did for one of my classes recently: I suppose only God truly knows how effective short-term missions work really is, regardless of our experiences and studies that asked this question on the field. This should truly be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. There ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/how-effective-is-short-term-missions/ Sorry I've been such a slacker this month! I've been meaning to post about Radiohead since Kalila and I went to their June 4th show at the Bank of America Pavillion in Boston, but haven't found the right picture to accompany it till now. We had wanted to see ... http://www.davesexegesis.com/i-heart-radiohead/