tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post2358479862336815127..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: "The kindness of strangers"DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47572614769562161832011-06-02T08:30:09.638-05:002011-06-02T08:30:09.638-05:00Brilliant idea, Jack! If it's marketable, Kin...Brilliant idea, Jack! If it's marketable, Kindle could use it as a "cut above" kind of technology. Wouldn't that be cool? I still prefer hard copies that I can read with pencil in hand.<br /><br />You are a good sport, brother.Merrilee Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770625841767761025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-7613399722902493792011-06-02T06:25:08.950-05:002011-06-02T06:25:08.950-05:00Wow, thanks guys for the sisterly love … it’s almo...Wow, thanks guys for the sisterly love … it’s almost church like here.<br /><br />Rachael, fear not, I have it on good authority that the first will be last and the last will be running the kingdom.<br /><br />Merrilee, I’m guessing there will be more than a signature in that much cherished copy of Dan’s book and I can’t wait to see how he figures out how to get his signature onto my Kindle edition.JackWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384160992033491748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-81420187675257255672011-06-02T05:42:57.064-05:002011-06-02T05:42:57.064-05:00Did you try to resubmit it to Harold Camping? He ...Did you try to resubmit it to Harold Camping? He has more time than he thought he did at the beginning of last month...<br /><br />al sendsAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659402617723892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-22128643261878249052011-06-01T16:40:31.853-05:002011-06-01T16:40:31.853-05:00JackW, I've been to the dentist. Trust me whe...JackW, I've been to the dentist. Trust me when I say this, Dan's book will not only be a better experience, but you'll be able to go back again and again and benefit from it. It pained me to read that Proverbs is one of your least favorite books, but also that you consider that a small deficiency in you. I hope you have what it takes to soldier through the page count; I'm confident it will be well worth it. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a (signed) copy and becoming a more serious student of one of my favorite books of the Bible. (o:<br /><br />(I'm sure the signature will make all the difference...)Merrilee Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770625841767761025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-69733616099714064732011-06-01T15:20:16.274-05:002011-06-01T15:20:16.274-05:00Hey! it's me!Hey! it's me!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-42078826856880112272011-06-01T15:13:51.867-05:002011-06-01T15:13:51.867-05:00Well, JackW, if it makes you feel any better, I...Well, JackW, if it makes you feel any better, I'm a little nervous about reading it too. I'm on record with Dan about my historical, erm, issyeews, with one chapter in Proverbs. The last one, to be precise.<br /><br />Which is why I was hoping for a much, much <i>longer book</i>.The longer the book, the longer it takes to get to the last chapter, and the longer the Novocaine has to kick in. ;)Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-79790079078468888832011-06-01T14:59:54.861-05:002011-06-01T14:59:54.861-05:00What would you guess, Scooter?
(c;What would you guess, Scooter?<br /><br />(c;DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-12654959712824649122011-06-01T14:18:52.679-05:002011-06-01T14:18:52.679-05:00I'm looking forward to this magnum opus of you...I'm looking forward to this <i>magnum opus</i> of yours, Dan. Proverbs is a wonderful book. In my more "charismatic" and barely believing days (college), I once indirectly heard a preacher's claim to the effect of the Bible having the answer to every human problem (or maybe something like it'll answer every human question). Well, some time after hearing that, my dormitory's residence director and some students were praying out loud on a school field near our dorm very early in the morning. Later some neighbors had complained about the loudness and my RD was bewildered (she attended and served at a charismatic church). Well, imagine my surprise and excitement when I came to Proverbs 27:14 short afterward (and yes, I used the NIV in those days):<br /><br />"If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,it will be taken as a curse."<br /><br />Imagine how my RD's eyes widened when I shared this verse with her!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-62220243888362535782011-06-01T14:05:02.515-05:002011-06-01T14:05:02.515-05:00I'm glad I put down that lava lamp and poodle ...I'm glad I put down that lava lamp and poodle I was juggling. Now how to get the poodle out of the lava lamp. <br /><br />Rhology makes a good point. If Dan was a lion and Rhology was a zebra, it would be hard to remain friends. Unless it was an animated universe...<br /><br />In all seriousness, what kind of book do you want this to be Dan? A layman's guide to Proverbs, or more of a pastor's resource, or some kind of eclectic middle ground?Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573138499478048502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-45534153302741413932011-06-01T13:26:42.664-05:002011-06-01T13:26:42.664-05:00More like a negative reviewer. I'm sure you...More like a negative reviewer. I'm sure you'll change my mind.<br /><br /><br />... and the new one will work better.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to it like a trip to the Dentist.JackWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384160992033491748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-10825604112169277872011-06-01T12:54:32.309-05:002011-06-01T12:54:32.309-05:00Wow... it's not even out, and already my first...Wow... it's not even out, and already my first negative review!<br /><br />:^PDJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-87084804421993838892011-06-01T12:50:35.371-05:002011-06-01T12:50:35.371-05:00Oh my, a bunch of pithy verses expanded to 460 pag...Oh my, a bunch of pithy verses expanded to 460 pages. You see, Proverbs is one of my least favorite books and I’m counting on this book to correct that little deficiency in me. Better be a Kindle edition so I don’t have to even think about the page count!JackWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384160992033491748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-80908350021174089422011-06-01T12:09:37.522-05:002011-06-01T12:09:37.522-05:00Rhology cracks me up.Rhology cracks me up.Mike Westfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944727980772754938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-15924057347690103692011-06-01T11:13:19.089-05:002011-06-01T11:13:19.089-05:00And that's only fair.And that's only fair.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-20761271074114792362011-06-01T11:11:52.199-05:002011-06-01T11:11:52.199-05:00I don't love you in every possible universe.I don't love you in every possible universe.Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-7360639934699894582011-06-01T10:54:26.481-05:002011-06-01T10:54:26.481-05:00"Not universally loved."
Whoa, just sto..."Not universally loved."<br /><br />Whoa, just stop the presses right there!<br /><br />Thanks be to the Author of all providence that your endeavours are going well.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-32943805941266057412011-06-01T09:41:19.644-05:002011-06-01T09:41:19.644-05:00Whooo-eeee!
Cracking up at comfortably seated, wi...Whooo-eeee!<br /><br />Cracking up at <i>comfortably seated, with no sharp objects or hot liquids in hand</i>... <br /><br />Sort of Luke 4:24-ish?Herding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-76174555989392178972011-06-01T09:07:22.992-05:002011-06-01T09:07:22.992-05:00Well Tom, I may not tell you everything you need t...Well Tom, I may not tell you everything you need to know... but I tell you just about everything <i>I</i> know!<br /><br />(c:DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-9311447190427383662011-06-01T08:55:08.409-05:002011-06-01T08:55:08.409-05:00gee whiz... i didn't even know Word could open...gee whiz... i didn't even know Word could open 460-page documents.<br /><br />i'm looking for to this one.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348984425778030040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-49483147659763622692011-06-01T08:41:03.494-05:002011-06-01T08:41:03.494-05:00Over 460 pgs in MS Word, 1.5-spaced.
Packed full ...Over 460 pgs in MS Word, 1.5-spaced.<br /><br />Packed full o' Bibley goodness, of course. Well, to the best of my ability.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-79293196607349237712011-06-01T08:38:57.576-05:002011-06-01T08:38:57.576-05:00Give me a real number... how big is it??Give me a real number... how big is it??Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041935927151656124noreply@blogger.com