I just learned this week about a two excellent versions of the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments for Kindle (and Nook) e-readers. The Hebrew Text is based on the Leningrad Codex. The source for the LXX text is not listed. If anyone figures it out, let me know. In any case, these two versions plus the SBL Greek New Testament that was released last year allow us to have the entire text of scripture on our e-readers in the original languages. Thanks to Miguel Echevarria for bringing to my attention these versions of the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. Here are the links followed by some sample pages: Hebrew Bible…
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Jefferson Bethke Hates Religion on CBS Morning Show
I thought Jefferson Bethke did a fantastic job on CBS News’ morning show earlier today. He said a lot of good things, and he included some of the critical feedback he had received from Kevin DeYoung and others. He even gave a shout-out to Tullian Tchividjian and Tim Keller. He seems like a humble guy who is trying to honor Christ. Good on him. If you don’t know who Jefferson Bethke is or if you have somehow missed his viral YouTube video, you are one of the few. It has been all over the internet that last couple of weeks, and you can watch it here.
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Russell Moore on the Temptation of Pornography
Russell Moore answers a question from a female reader about whether or not she should marry a man who is struggling with pornography. In his inimitable way, Moore explains why pornography seems to be such a widespread temptation among men. He writes: Pornography is a universal temptation precisely because it does exactly what the satanic powers wish to do. It lashes out at the Trinitarian nature of reality, a loving communion of persons, replacing it with a masturbatory Unitarianism. Read the rest here.
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The Most Consistent Pro-life Candidate Speaks Out
In my view, Senator Rick Santorum has the most impressive pro-life record of all the candidates that are running for president right now. No other candidate comes close to competing with Santorum’s record or personal story on the issue of life. He is the author of the federal ban on partial birth abortion that President Bush signed into law in 2003 and which the Supreme Court upheld in 2007. Santorum is the father of seven children, the youngest of which is suffering from Trisomy 18 (see video below). He represented a very blue state for two terms as a Senator, but somehow he remained a consistent and tenacious advocate for…
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President Obama’s Asinine Remarks on the 39th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Today marks 39 years since the Supreme Court handed down its infamous Roe v. Wade decision on January 22, 1973. That single Supreme Court decision nullified state laws across the country restricting abortion. Roe v. Wade made it possible for women to get legal abortions throughout all stages of pregnancy, and the decision has been upheld in the courts as the law of the land. As a result, the regime of Roe v. Wade has presided over 50 million legal abortions in the United States. It is difficult to comprehend the scale of this atrocity, but we must try. Hitler’s Germany killed 6 million Jews during the Holocaust era. The…
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It’s Romney, Gingrich, or Santorum Now
Hugh Hewitt has a really helpful commentary on tonight’s South Carolina primary result. He says that the field has effectively narrowed down to three: “It will be Mitt or Newt or Rick. That is the choice now.” I agree with that analysis, although I believe Romney is still the frontrunner. Hewitt has another item in this article that I haven’t seen anywhere else, and I hope a lot of people take note of this. He writes:
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A Few Thoughts about Speaker Gingrich
There has been a great deal of discussion about Speaker Gingrich’s rhetorical display in the first five minutes of the recent GOP debate. Gingrich’s response to John King was high drama, and he landed some punches on the “elite media.” It was quite impressive. But I agree with the remarks that Rick Santorum made right after Newt’s display. The question of character is relevant, and voters need to weigh it in the balance. Redemption is possible, and perhaps it has become a reality for Speaker Gingrich. But that does not make the Speaker’s past infidelities irrelevant to his candidacy. It may not be a disqualifying factor by itself, but it…
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I am genuinely impressed with President Obama
President Obama visited the Apollo Theater last night in New York City. Al Green was in the audience, and the president decided to sing a couple of bars of “Let’s Stay Together.” I have to say, even though it was only a couple of lines, it was really impressive. It sounds like the President can really sing. I wish he would have done some more. Take a listen above.
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Pro-life Strategy and Last Night’s Debate
We have been having a stimulating debate under my last post about Ron Paul’s views on the constitution and abortion. I want to follow-up that discussion here in light of last night’s GOP debate.
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The Three Deadliest Words in the World: “It’s a Girl”
The video above is a trailer for a documentary to be released this year titled, “It’s a Girl: The Three Deadliest Words in the World.” The trailer alone is chilling. I can hardly imagine an entire movie documenting this atrocity. But we need to see the culture of death for what it is. Here’s a description of the movie: