ESV Bible with Creeds and Confessions [a review]When I was a teenager I had an NIV teen study Bible that had pull quotes, notes interspersed in the text, and then a few articles in the back answering questions that teens might ask. It was very helpful for me, and it introduced me to the concept of…Tags: reviewESVbiblecreedsconfessionsFebruary 24, 2020
Against the Darkness [a review]A fantastic entry in Crossway's Foundations of Evangelical theology that examines the nature and roles of angels, demons, and Satan in a pastorally sensitive way.Tags: reviewagainst the darknessangelsdemonssatanFebruary 24, 2020
The Good Place [a reflection]A place without God—the source of all goodness—is a bad place.Tags: reviewthe good placeheaventeleologymoralityFebruary 5, 2020
The Business Case for TypeScriptIt's a language that can lead to greater reliability and enjoyability of the code and hospitality of the codebase. There's a solid business case to be made for it, but if you don't like it then just write JavaScript.Tags: typescriptjavascriptprogrammingstatic typingbusinessJanuary 25, 2020
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals [a review]A fantastic case for the benefit of theological retrieval paired with four demonstrations of what it looks like. Recommended.Tags: reviewtheologyevangelicalismhistoryDecember 19, 2019
Creating Problems with Software SolutionsSoftware companies should have a healthy fear that their programmed panaceas might make the world a strictly worse place to be.Tags: aiappsethicsprogrammingreflectionsoftwareOctober 3, 2019
Against God and Nature [a review]Sin is one of those tricky words that we suppose we have a grasp of, but upon closer inspection turns out to be a bit more slippery to talk about than we first imagined. Though we might at first blush say sin is something like "doing bad things" or…Tags: godnaturesinthomas mccallSeptember 24, 2019
God and Galileo [a review]Faith vs. Science: from nearly every vantage point, there is some degree of tension between the two. Like oil and water, they just don't mix. To some, the answer to this "tension" is obvious: faith is a weird hobby you do in private like designing…Tags: david blockfaithgalileogodkenneth freemanreviewscienceMay 28, 2019
ESV Illuminated Art Journaling Bible [a review]What is the purpose of owning a personal Bible? While for some a Bible might satisfy the need to be connected to something transcendent, I'd imagine many people would purchase a Bible so as to read it. Unfortunately, a majority of English Bibles in…Tags: art journalingbiblecrosswayesvreviewFebruary 26, 2019
Stereotypical End-of-year 'Best Books' Blog Post TitleWhat makes a book good? I read a decent number of books per year, and I am always quite hesitant to rate a book higher than 4 stars, mostly because I want 5 stars to mean something beyond "I enjoyed this book." To that end, my top books of the year…Tags: amishbookschristmasevery good endeavorreadingreviewtechnologywheel of timewingfeather sagaDecember 30, 2018