dishonest sCrap meme

EDIT: I JUST REALIZED THAT THESE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CRAZY. I'LL DO ANOTHER ONE MONDAY

this came from James and went over to Daniel and Tonya, and I'm a little late, but here we go...

4 are false, 1 is true

1. I've never watched Titantic

2. I've never read Harry Potter

3. I've never eaten sushi

4. I've never drank Mountain Dew

5. I've never played Halo



which one is true???


I'll try to post something more Bible-ish next week

Rob Bell - Drops Like Stars review

So Rob Bell has another book out, and I'm sure this will print money as well (especially seeing as how it's quite pricey). However, Drops Like Stars is quite different from his other books, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I wasn't exactly crazy for Jesus wants to Save Christians. I felt like the first half was quite boring and uninspiring, although I did enjoy the second half of the book. However if you are familiar with current biblical studies literature, especially the works of Brueggeman, Horsley, Wright, and Crossan, then Jesus wants to Save Christians, probably wasn't worth the few hours that it took to read it.

Yet, if we look at Bell's market, most in that huge market aren't familiar with those authors, and to many of them Bell causes to them to think in a whole new way. Drops Like Stars, will bring forward that same inspiration, although to an even bigger crowd.

In Drops Like Stars, Bell stuck with what he is good at. There are many great questions found in this book. Rob is a very inspirational speaker and writer, and occasionally gets to tied down with trying to provide historical information or insights on the original language of the Bible (which arguably isn't his strong point).

Don't worry about the new format or the steeper price tag. This book is well worth the 25+ dollars you will spend on it. It's a very inspirational book, and is not even slightly intimidating to Christians who aren't "big readers", or readers who aren't "big Christians." In other words, I believe Rob will not only reach a new set of wallets within the Christian world, but he has will reach a new set of readers who are unfamiliar or uninterested with Christian spiritual books, which I would imagine is a huge goal of his.

I couldn't recommend this book more. It is great for Christians who read constantly, it is great for Christians who are intimidated by many of the books filling their Christian bookstores, and it is a great way to spread the Jesus message to those who have been put off by other methods.


sorry I haven't posted more, I've been busy with camps and life,
Levi

Another reason to learn Hebrew: an interesting typo

I was reading a from a commentary today and ran across this interesting translation of Psalm 23.5

You will spread a table for me

before my enemas.

I chuckled, and then I laughed harder when I realized what came before it

For you are with me:

your rod and your staff—

they shall comfort me.

You will spread a table for me

before my enemas.

If one didn't know Hebrew and trusted this translation, it could lead to an interesting sermon.

Syllables: The Structural Girders of Hebrew

Heading out for camp again in the morning, but I just wanted to give another shout out to Brian Webster's new Hebrew grammar- "The Cambridge Introduction to Biblical Hebrew."

Here I will briefly take a look at Ch 2- Syllables: The Structural Girders of Hebrew

Quite simply, Webster's teaching on syllables is awesome. His 7 syllable principles Accented closed long, accented open short, accented qametz he, pretonic closed short, pretonic open long, Sheva in problem position, and Preceded by Short Vowel are very easy to remember. In fact, I found myself just remembering ACL, and the rest came with ease.

Also, the vocabulary seems to be a good selection, and Webster throws in the prepositions bet, kaf, and lamed inductively in the vocab, rather than spending much time explaining these prefixes.

As far as gadgets go (which Webster has pointed out that he pwns Kelley in this department), this book is phenomenal here. Between the workbook exercise and the chapter 2 exercises in TekScroll, Webster has done quite the remarkable job in teaching syllables in an easy and fun way.

I'll throw in more reviews as I get back from camp. Your prayers for safety for the students and mentors on this trip are appreciated.

heading to a few youth camps

Probably won't post for a week or two. Webster's grammar is wonderful. I'll post reviews soon.

Feel free to pray that all the kids get there safely, have a fun & meaningful experience, and all come home safely. I'm still uneasy about bus rides due to last year.