A Review of an N.T. Wright Book. Ta Da!

And I hardly ever use exclamation marks. As regular readers here know, I periodically review books chapter by chapter. We are now in the process of making those reviews available to you in ebook form, and the first one has now arrived on our digital shelves. Some time ago, I reviewed N.T. Wright’s book, Surprised …

Yet Another Attempt to Make Poetry Sell Like Hotcakes

One of the things I try to keep my hands involved with—in order to keep my brain from freezing up—is the practice of setting portions of Scripture into various verse forms. This is a good way of noticing what the text is actually saying, and is also a good way of restating Scripture for yourself …

You Wanted a Mablog Coffee Cup, Right? Be Honest.

Having been caught up in the consumerist frenzy that descends upon us this time every year, and having gotten tired of resisting it in the conventional ways, I decided that we could try to assuage these powerful forces by selling just one piece of, as they say, merch. And so here it is, your Mablog …