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Wednesday November 13, 2007

Re:Greek
Re:Greek is a free online Greek tool for those that don’t have the software for your own personal Greek study. Formerly known as Zhubert, it is now affiliated with Resurgence (think Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll).


Readability Test
According to this readability test, my blog rates at a junior high level. Just wait until we get into some of the John Owen material…


The Bizarreness of Preaching
Paul reflects on the bizarre nature of preaching. “After telling the 8 year old in the car beside me that I was a pastor, his perplexed face looked at mine and he queried. “Well, what do you do the rest of the week?” So much for bonding with my kids classmates!”


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