Jul 30, 2008
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For those of you who attended my afternoon Logos session at the Bible Faculty Leadership Summit (and for anyone else who’s interested), I’m posting my Logos toolbar. It began life as Phil Gons‘ toolbar, then I made some additions and deletions.
Click here to download.
Here are instructions for installing this toolbar (make sure to start with Logos shut down):
1. Download the file.
2. Unzip the file, placing the contents (Mark Ward’s Toolbar.lbxctb) inside UserFiles/CustomToolbars in your Logos directory (which is probably under Program Files). UPDATE: If you can’t find this directory, open Logos and go to Tools > Options > Power Tools > User Files to see where you have your user files.
3. Start Libronix, right click on the empty gray space below the top menu bar, and click “Customize.”
4. Make sure you check “Mark Ward’s Toolbar.” Then click “Close.”
The toolbar should be ready for use!
Jul 29, 2008
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This week I’m going to be at the Bible Faculty Leadership Summit—held right here at Bob Jones Seminary! In fact, I’m sitting right now inside the main Seminary lecture room with about 40 men from various fundamentalist schools.
We’re in for some good papers. The major theme is fundamentalism and scholarship, judging by paper titles. I’m hearing right now from Mark Sidwell, and Kevin Bauder (with a response by George Coon) and a few others will hold forth on that topic as well. Fellow bloggers Michael Riley and Rod Decker will address, respectively, 1) apologetics and canon and 2) the use of the OT in the introduction to Mark. We might also hear one of my favorite professors, Dr. Robert Bell, on “OTTs for Teaching and Preaching.”
Like all the BFLS papers going back many years, these papers will be publicly available at BJU’s Fundamentalism File (where I worked for five years under Mark Sidwell) in a matter of days or weeks, so I’m not really telling you any secrets.
I am excited about an opportunity I myself have to give Logos and BibleWorks presentations tonight and tomorrow, though it’s quite possible that nobody will show up! I hope some students show up, however, because I’m offering major discounts to those who do. Wish you were here!
Jul 29, 2008
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I really do get good use out of the IVP Essential Reference Collection on Logos. My favorite maverick Bible software seller, Rejoice Christian Software, recently advertised the best deal I’ve ever seen on this collection.
Here are a few tips on what you’ll get:
These dictionaries are pretty standard. You’ll see them referred to often. The NDBT is a textbook for OT Theology here at BJ Seminary. It runs $35. Might as well just get this whole collection on Logos for a few dollars more.
I haven’t used the Background Commentaries much, but every so often a question comes up which leads me to them. Likewise the NBC: I don’t often have need for a one-volume commentary. But my family might in the future.
Handy.
Not always reliable in my opinion (this is actually a compilation of the work of several authors), but still worthwhile for a summary of possible solutions to difficult passages.
C. J. Mahaney recently recommended the article on “Humor” in this volume.
Who needs better maps than Google Earth? Well, the New Bible Atlas (NBA?) has more than maps, and it has period-specific maps. (Google Earth is a lot more fun, however.)
These little pocket dictionaries have been handy for me on many occasions. Not sure what “Heilsgeschichte” is? Wondering if it has to do with the history of Jack Hyles? This is your place.
Jul 28, 2008
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Did you know that at least up until recently, you could download all of John Frame’s new The Doctrine of the Christian Life for free? Each of the chapters was a separate pdf.
I have all of the chapters but 20, 22, and 29—for some reason they didn’t download. Do any of you readers have them? I can’t find them now that the book is out!
I’m hoping to find some good help for my dissertation in this book. The secular “deontological” perspective of Kant and others is a major source for the error I’m seeking to combat, and Frame covers it well.
Jul 28, 2008
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Looks like Westminster Bookstore is really vying for my book dollars! I’m impressed with their store layout, their graphic design, their selection, and their sales.
Check out their most recent sale: 50% off select books, including these good buys:
Schreiner’s brand new NTT:
Carson’s new book on Christ and Culture:
The only paragraphed, single-column ESV:
