The Baptist Press reports that my good friend Dr. T. J. Bettswitnessed a Hezbollah rocket attack while he was on an archeological dig in Israel last week. T. J. heard the explosion and saw the smoke billowing up after the rocket detonated about a mile from where he was working. My favorite part of the report is T. J.’s understated reaction to the attack: “Wow, look at that.” I’m happy to learn that T. J. and his team are now evacuated and back in the U. S. You can read the rest of T. J.’s story here: “Prof witnesses rocket attack at Israeli archaeological site.”
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Stop Test Driving Your Girlfriend
This one’s for the boys. As I write this, I have in mind you single guys who read this blog. When it comes to dating, too many guys are more influenced by the spirit of the age than by the Spirit of God. I hope that you will take a few minutes and give careful attention to “Stop Test Driving Your Girlfriend” by Michael Lawrence. Here’s a teaser: Too often in dating relationships we think and act like consumers rather than servants. And not very good consumers at that. After all, no one would ever go down to his local car dealership, take a car out for an extended test…
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Podcast of Interview with Dan Wallace
For those who are interested in listening to the interview I did with Dan Wallace (see previous post), I will have a podcast available for download next week. The producer of the radio program usually gives me the mp3 of the program on the day after the show. But since today is Friday, the earliest I’ll get the mp3 will be on Monday.In the meantime, you can sign up for the podcast by searching for “Denny Burk” in the iTunes music store. Or you can add the podcast directly to iTunes using the following link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DennyBurk-Podcast. Past shows in which I have participated include interviews with a wide variety of…
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Dan Wallace on Reinventing Jesus
I will be co-hosting the radio program “Jerry Johnson Live” today, and our guest on the show will be my old mentor Dr. Dan Wallace of Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Wallace has just published a book titled Reinventing Jesus, in which he takes on the likes of Bart Ehrman and his radical views on the Bible.As you may know, Bart Ehrman has been making the media rounds promoting his book Misquoting Jesus. In this book, Ehrman mounts a full-scale assault on the doctrine of inerrancy. Unlike his more scholarly tomes, Ehrman is reaching a popular audience with this particular book. The wide reach of Misquoting Jesus is attested by Ehrman’s…
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Barry Breaks-in to Blogosphere
My best friend of 22 years, Barry Joslin, has a new blog, on which he has posted a favorable review of a certain book (a book whose name I don’t want to mention seeing as how I don’t want to appear self-serving, though please don’t expect me to direct your attention to any negative reviews of said book ).Go check out Barry’s new site. As the kids say, it’s da bomb!
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Book Notice
Thank the Lord! The book is done and has been published in Sheffield Phoenix Press’s New Testament Monographs series. The book is number 14 in the series, and the title is Articular Infinitives in the Greek of the New Testament: On the Exegetical Benefit of Grammatical Precision.As you can tell from the title, this book promises to be a real page-turner. I fully anticipate for my wife and me to be able to retire on the proceeds that I will receive from this blockbuster treatise. This book will likely be the surprise hit of the summer, and I expect it will be flying off book store shelves so fast it…
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Broadcasting Sexless Marriages and All Things Gender
I will be hosting Jerry Johnson Live today and will be talking about gender issues and the role of men and women in the church and in the home. I will be talking about Dr. Russell Moore’s fascinating commentary, “Sexless Marriages.” Dr. Randy Stinson, executive director of the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, will be my guest.If you are in the Dallas area, you can hear the show on 90.9 FM from 5-6pm CST. Or you can listen to the show through the live stream at the radio station’s website. Or you can download the podcast via iTunes later this evening. For those of you who may be listening…
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New Podcast
For anyone who may be interested, I am now podcasting. Right now, some of my appearances on the radio show here in Dallas are available. Here’s the feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DennyBurk-Podcast I will keep a link to this feed on the right sidebar. To add this podcast in iTunes, follow these directions: 1. Click on the “Advanced” button at the top of iTunes 2. Select “Subscribe to Podcast” in the drop down menu 3. In the box underneath “URL:” enter this address, http://feeds.feedburner.com/DennyBurk-Podcast 4. Press “OK” It’s done! You are now subscribed to my podcast!
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Radio Show on the Emerging Church
Some readers of this blog have requested the audio of the recent radio show I hosted. The show was about the emerging church, and I did an interview with Scot McKnight, professor of religious studies at Northpark University in Chicago Illinois. I also interviewed Jim Hamilton, professor of biblical studies of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Right click on the following link, and select “save as” if you want to download the MP3 of the interviews. Denny’s interviews with Scot McKnight and Jim Hamilton on Jerry Johnson Live The most important thing about this show is that it is probably the only time that the Indigo Girls have ever or…
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Interview with Scot McKnight
Yesterday I hosted the Jerry Johnson Live radio program in Dallas, Texas. My guest for the first half of the show was Dr. Scot McKnight, professor of religious studies at Northpark University in Chicago, Illinois. While Dr. McKnight did a great job, I’m afraid I may not have. Unfortunately, many of our listeners had trouble understanding what the emerging church is even after our discussion of it. I chalk this up to my less-than-perfect interviewing skills. Thankfully, I can refer my readers and anyone who listened to yesterday’s show to Dr. McKnight’s very clear essay, “The Future or Fad? A Look at the Emerging Church Movement.” Also, Dr. McKnight writes…