Nov 04
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Mental Atrophy | Nicholas Carr

When a ditchdigger trades his shovel for a backhoe, his arm muscles weaken even as his efficiency increases. A similar trade-off may well take place as we automate the work of the mind. —Nicholas Carr, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains, 217.

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 03
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BibleWorks 9 | Part 1: First Impressions

I’m about as happy as a kid on Christmas morning. When I popped home for lunch earlier this week, my wife hand me a shiny new copy of BibleWorks 9. If you’ve never heard of it before, you might want to check out their website. I think it’s the premiere resource for studying scripture in [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 02
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The Theology of Paul the Apostle | James D. G. Dunn (§23)

We’re closing in on the end. There are only two sections left before the epilogue. In these chapters (Motivating principles & Ethics in practice), I suspect we’ll get down to the nitty-gritty about how Paul’s theology should influence our day-to-day lives. As a preacher (not to mention a Christian), I suspect this to be among [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley