March 2004

Open letter to the Bible Gateway

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I would like to encourage you to reconsider your description of Eugene Peterson’s “The Message” at http://bible.gospelcom.net/languages/index.php?language=english&version=MSG . Far from capturing the “subtle connotations of meaning that are often lost in English translations,” The Message often exchanges these connotations for something totally different. Theological concepts are omitted, sin is downplayed – particularly by omitting reference […]

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University of Chicago

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First and foremost, a bit of good news: I received my acceptance, today, to the M.A. program in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago. That’s a great program, so I’m quite pleased about that news. Although I haven’t made an official decision on where I’ll be, this is a nice option. [Edited to

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HTML 4.01 Validation

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This site is now valid HTML 4.01 Transitional! What does that mean? Well, it should load/render a little faster, give slightly more relevant search results in the search engines, and just work more smoothly, especially if you’re using a Mac, Linux, or something non-Micro$oft. In other words, not much, as far as your experience is

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