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John 11 Study: August 5, 2014

RC Sproul: Expediency and Extravagance, John 11.45-12.8 (31:04) Sproul here deals with the after events of Lazarus’ resurrection. John 11.2 makes an interesting reference (to the future) when it identifies Mary with something she does in chapter 12. It was … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: August 5, 2014

RC Sproul: The Raising of Lazarus (31:36) Mary says the same thing as Martha, “Lord if you had been here”. This could have been an accusation or a confession. But if an accusation, she is not rebuked (nor was Martha). … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: August 5, 2014

RC Sproul: The Death of Lazarus, John 11.1-27 (28:04) We glorify God when we praise him, honor him, and all of that, but that’s not what Jesus is talking about here. He’s talking about the revelation of the majesty of … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: August 5th, 2014

Listening to some more sermons today. RC Sproul: The Son of God, John 10.22-42 (27:57) Probably the best series on the book of John that I’ve listened to thus far is Sproul’s. I’ve listened to his 3 sermons on John … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: July 25, 2014

Listening to some sermons today on John 11. A Sympathetic Savior, John Reisinger, Trinity Baptist Church, 59:20 Mr. Reisinger (a reformed baptist), as expected, interprets Martha’s interaction with Jesus as accusatory. Without the prosodic features of language (body language, stress, … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: July 23, 2014

“Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.” (13) The disciples thought Jesus had told them that Lazarus was sleeping, not dead. He told them in verse 4 that the sickness … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: July 17, 2014

“His disciples replied, ‘Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.’” (11) In verse 7 Jesus said to his disciples, “let US go back to Judea”. They respond, but the Jews wanted to kill you and YOU want to go … Continue reading

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Book: Introduction to Epistemology, Robert Audi

I started reading Robert Audi’s introductory work to epistemology last week. I’ve had this book for quite some time and have wanted to read it for just as long. Audi did a pretty spectacular job with the Cambridge Dictionary of … Continue reading

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Saturday at the dunes

It’s been a few months since I was last at the dunes. And due to the extreme heat, this is not typically the time of year to visit. But even so, on Saturday I made the trip with some friends … Continue reading

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Book: Hume’s Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief

  “Different Bayesians commend different versions of the simplicity postulate (see e.g. Swinburne 1979). But whatever notion of simplicity one thinks fits a simplicity postulate best, assigning priors in accordance with it goes beyond the bounds of Bayesian inference construed … Continue reading

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