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Category Archives: Lingual

What is a “Session?”

As I was getting ready to tweet that I was headed to a Session meeting tonight, I was reminded at how foreign that term sounds to folks outside of the church (or even beyond Presbyterian and reformed circles). In fact, I often tell people that I am going to an elders’ meeting, or simply [...]

Of Paul, N.T. Wright and Long Sentences

sen·tence
n. 1. A grammatical unit that is syntactically independent and has a subject that is expressed or, as in imperative sentences, understood and a predicate that contains at least one finite verb.
A couple of months ago I was teasing a friend about his frequent usage of very l-o-n-g sentences. The particular object of [...]

Wouldn’t it be cool if Jesus HAD risen from the dead?

Gary Haugen (International Justice Mission) has just published a new book titled, Just Courage: God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian. While I do not have a copy (nor plan to), you can click the “Search Inside” link and read an excerpt on Amazon (note: *low* priority on wish list). I know it [...]

To Read or Not to Read

To Read or Not to Read (100 pp PDF/20 pp summary): “If, at the current pace, America continues to lose the habit of regular reading, the nation will suffer substantial economic, social, and civic setbacks” (Dana Gioia, Chairman, NEA).

Of Colds and Things Misheard

At Today’s Session MeetingScott: [under the influence of a cold] … and I still have my year-end self appraisal to write.
Dan: Your urine self appraisal?!?
Scott: Uh, sorry … Year End’h.
Various: [amid laughter] Strong, steady str… [remainder of conversation redacted]