The Scriptorium Daily

Month: November 2007

  • Why Did You Make Us Wander? Isaiah 63:17

    —

    by

    Fred Sanders
    in

    This surely counts as a difficult verse in the Bible. In Isaiah 63:17, the prophet asks: O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways and harden our heart, so that we fear you not? Even in context, it’s a stark question to put to God. It seems to be a confession of…

  • What Makes A 'Great' Book Great?

    —

    by

    John Mark Reynolds
    in

    Homer but not Harry Potter. Plato but not the Epic of Gilgamesh. Each year, students of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University read and intellectually engage dozens of ‘great books’ as a part of their general education. While not every book that has ever been penned is great, some are so great that they…

  • On the Difficulty of Being Thankful

    —

    by

    Greg Peters
    in ,

    We live in a plastic, disposable culture but to say that is merely to state the obvious. Many respond to this plasticity and disposability by becoming activists, either on the world stage or in their own communities and homes. Others have simply chosen to ignore this fact and to continue feeding the materialistic monster that…

  • ChaseGiving

    —

    by

    Fred Sanders
    in

    Freddy Age Seven interprets the great American holiday, Thanksgiving, with this image of mayhem. At first glance, I took it for a battle between pilgrims (tall black hats, blunderbusses) and indians (feathered headdresses, tomahawks, bows and arrows). But upon closer examination, neither side is clearly chasing the other. Everybody’s running to the left, firing bullets…

  • Christianity as a Knowledge Tradition

    —

    by

    Scriptorium Admin
    in ,

    Last week I delivered a paper at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. This post is an excerpt from a longer series I wrote some time back the content of which pertains, in part, to my recent ETS paper: In the first two installments of this series, I have sought to establish two…

  • The Second Person, in Person

    —

    by

    Fred Sanders
    in

    Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. That means he is God the Son, and that, in turn, means that he is the second person of the Trinity which consists of first the Father, second the Son, and third the Spirit. The one God has always been tri-personal, but in the fullness of time,…

  • Developing a Pod & Vidcast Ministry: Jeff VanderGiessen

    —

    by

    Scriptorium Admin
    in

    While blogging is a great way to begin in the new media, new media technologies such as podcasts and vidcasts offer your ministry an opportunity to take pre-existing content, such as sermons, beyond the walls of your physical church. Jeff VanderGiessen of Mars Hill Church will give you an overview of the technologies available to…

  • Design Desiderata for the Godblogger: Kevin Wang

    —

    by

    Scriptorium Admin
    in

    Excellent site layout and design can be a great boon for a blog that hopes to build a regular readership and to have maximal impact. Design just is the marriage of form and function, content and layout. It can help you deliver your message more clearly and develop rapport with your readership. But, buyer beware!…

  • Writing Well in the New Media: La Shawn Barber

    —

    by

    Scriptorium Admin
    in

    Writing technique and style changes depending on the medium. Like writing a thought piece for a journal is unlike writing a thought piece for a newspaper, so also is writing a blog post different in style and technique as well as the expectation of the readers reading the piece. La Shawn will teach you some…

  • Basics of Blogging: Dustin Steeve

    —

    by

    Scriptorium Admin
    in

    Finding the Platform to Meet Your Needs You have decided to enter the new media and become a Godblogger, but you do not know where to begin; no problem! This is the session designed especially for beginners. Dustin Steeve will teach you the difference between the various blogging platforms and offer your insights as to…

  • Trafficking in Substance a Blogging Dilemma

    —

    by

    Paul Spears
    in

    The Case for Blog Euthanasia There was a time when everyone had a blog. Now there are thousands of blogs abandoned on the internet. People have discovered that blogging is hard work, and most individuals don’t want to put in the effort. Since when did new media equal one’s malformed thoughts badly edited? A blog…

  • Identifying Impact In Culture for Christians In New Media: Joe Carter

    —

    by

    Scriptorium Admin
    in

    Culturally concerned Christians have a plethora of issues upon which they could comment, but simply because they can express their opinion on an issue does not mean that they should. Joe Carter will help you learn to identify which issues you should comment on and how you can address these issues well through the new…