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The Lutheran Study Bible: Initial Thoughts

I received my copy of The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version a few days ago. It’s a huge book. I bought the hardback edition and the binding seems good. It stays open well and should hold up nicely. However, the pages are incredibly thin. Think onion-skin thin, and there is plenty of bleed-through. Not good [...]

Hilarious Book Promo

This is what to do with bad reviews and criticism! It definitely makes me want to read it, though I’m not sure why.

Book Review:Principle of the Path

Principle of the Pathby Andy Stanley is the latest book I’m reviewing as part of Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Bloggers program. I actually received the book and read it months ago. I’ve finally decided to write the review and put the book far behind me.
I’m sure Stanley is a good pastor. By the way he [...]

The Simple Life

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify, simplify! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail.
Henry David Thoreau

Life Needs Revision

Nobody like to make revisions. We think that the words should come out right the first time. We imagine writers sitting down, finished novels flowing from their pens. We like the illusion of getting everything right the first time. Life doesn’t afford revisions after all. We get one chance to speak, one chance to help, [...]

While the Main Post is Being Edited…

My post on “Revision and Repentance” needed more of the first, and perhaps some of the latter.
Meanwhile, check out this link which is too cool not to share. It provides analysis and further links to early drafts of the script for Star Wars. It’s a great illustration on the power of revision.

Can’t…Find…Blog…Idea…

Ugh. Writer’s block. Having trouble working on the sermon for next Sunday. Having trouble posting here.
So when a writer’s got block, what does he write about? You guessed it!
A few reasons for writer’s block:

Lack of inspiration.
Inadequacy to complete the project
Depression
Distraction
Illness
Fear

Of these, the second and last are the most damaging. Freewriting exercises can overcome the first [...]

“Do or Do not, There is No Try”

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
Leonardo da Vinci

Likewise says St. James, “Be doers of the Word and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1:22).
On this note I am setting another outrageous writing goal for my own [...]

Luther’s Works, American Edition to be Expanded by CPH

Concordia Publishing House just announced they are preparing additional volumes of Luther’s Works. This is an expansion of the American Edition, previously published by CPH and Fortress Press (now Augsburg Fortress). They plan to publish volumes 55-75, the first being released later this year. More information can be found on this page.
Currently only about 1/3 [...]

Living in a Transparent World | Michael Hyatt

Living in a Transparent World | Michael Hyatt.
He concludes the post this way, writing about the publishing industry, but applicable to all of us:

Commit to total transparency. Because of technology, you don’t really have a choice. You might as well embrace it now; it’s a much easier way to live. You will never have to [...]

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