tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post7368525388767781222..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Another Bible-shilling postPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-32288113359513274252015-04-13T20:19:29.391-07:002015-04-13T20:19:29.391-07:00Centuri0n,
I bought my BibleWorks 6.0 from AlphaO...Centuri0n,<br /><br />I bought my BibleWorks 6.0 from AlphaOmega, and I'm up to 9.0. I've got a nice shiny Macbook Pro binding. I can look up verses without rustling the pages and waking up my neighbors in the next pew.<br /><br />I see you want me to prove I'm not a robot. I'm not. I'm a pot.Mike Pitzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240699084448729316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25653265910026520292010-10-19T00:17:38.934-07:002010-10-19T00:17:38.934-07:00Frank:
I have been shopping for a preaching and s...Frank:<br /><br />I have been shopping for a preaching and study bible for the last while and haven't found anything that quite fits my fancy YET, so I settled on the Zondervan wide margin single column NASB for preaching (which admittedly has mediocre binding and cover, and small margins for being "wide").<br /><br />As for the study bible, I've already had the loose-leaf idea, but I was also thinking of including blank paper and then the BHS and NA27 in there as well, so I basically have one stop shopping for exegesis and notes.<br /><br />My only problem is that I imagine it will way 30 pounds when I'm done, and need a 3 inch binder!<br /><br />My goal in life is to get famous enough to make Crossway/Zondervan listen to my whining about the mediocre study bible options we have available for those of us who know their languages and don't care what Kay Arthur thinks about the passage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-67899350264840347412010-10-15T15:21:17.373-07:002010-10-15T15:21:17.373-07:00Brothers and Sisters, may I please encourage you t...Brothers and Sisters, may I please encourage you to at least have one hard copy bound version of every book you own.<br /><br />It is dangerous to allow ALL of your important information to be kept solely through electronic means. It is dangerous because those companies and organizations that give you electronic information can change said information at anytime, and usually without your knowledge. If you don't believe me, google the Kindle 1984 event from a year or so ago. It demonstrated just how much control "they" have over your electronic gizmos.<br /><br />This is not to say that Kindles and the like can't be helpful or useful. They can. It's also not to say that I don't use them too. I do. I have an iPhone with three different reading apps, and two Bible apps (including Logos).<br /><br />But never trust it is a final, definitive, source for information. Convenience? Sure. The backbone of your library. . . not on your life.jmarinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259942185679723931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36887911929445421262010-10-15T15:16:09.313-07:002010-10-15T15:16:09.313-07:00Not saying that it's a BAD idea, but I can'...Not saying that it's a BAD idea, but I can't tell you how many times my Pastor has asked us to turn to 7,000 other verses than the specific section he's preaching through on any given Sunday.<br /><br />So my fear would be that I'd spend the money and bring the right section (i.e. the one he's preaching on) each Sunday, but end up wishing I would have just had my real bound Bible.<br /><br />I just buy a new slim and trim Bible every few years and give away the old one to someone I'm witnessing too. Usually costs me about $20. The system works well for me. I also have a few different study/specialty Bible's on the shelf that get used as needed. I never mark my Bibles because I'll either remember what I'm trying to mark (you know, like Romans 5 is kinda important :-) or I take notes and bind them separately.<br /><br />In my teaching endeavors, one of the things I preach is not to fill your head with a bunch of facts, but rather A) Know the basics, B) Learn to think, and C) Know where to get information and become VERY good at finding it. If you can do those three things, notes become more and more useless by the day.<br /><br />Good post though Frank. Just because it may not be my thing doesn't mean it won't help someone else. I love posts like this where you give real practical, "behind the scenes" type stuff.jmarinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259942185679723931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41626767755518096972010-10-15T03:29:51.853-07:002010-10-15T03:29:51.853-07:00Wendy -
Printed on both sides. If they were prin...Wendy -<br /><br />Printed on both sides. If they were printed on one side only, you wouldn't ned to inter leave the blank pages.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-47470327644138094412010-10-14T21:18:14.629-07:002010-10-14T21:18:14.629-07:00Great idea.
Also, lol on the wire binding commen...Great idea.<br /><br /><br />Also, lol on the wire binding comment.Aaron Buleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913855083278340846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-10369362688067969732010-10-14T17:00:17.284-07:002010-10-14T17:00:17.284-07:00Sorry to comment so late on this topic, but are th...Sorry to comment so late on this topic, but are the pages of the loose-leaf Bible printed on both sides, or are they single-sided? Maybe I wasn't reading the product listing closely enough, but I couldn't see where it said.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907232516924907165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48092856412689842832010-10-14T16:04:38.558-07:002010-10-14T16:04:38.558-07:00I didn't think you could prove yourself smarte...I didn't think you could prove yourself smarter than I already thought you were...<br /><br />Excelsior!!NewManNoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953903636457421673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-66182644118895364612010-10-14T13:56:29.358-07:002010-10-14T13:56:29.358-07:00I could use one of those. Due to the prohibitive c...I could use one of those. Due to the prohibitive cost of the bible software, my primary in-depth study is done on-line using a variety of sites with free materials. I have some real books (concordances, lexicons, dictionaries, commentaries, etc) that I occasionally refer to, but from online materials, I can cut and paste into a Word document. When the initial information gathering is done, I mull it all over and eventually whittle it down to a short list of immediately pertinent notes. Then I save it and print it as I need it. Imagine being able to stick the notes in the same binder as the Bible text for reference when studying at church or elsewhere.Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-86764419321683614002010-10-14T08:35:25.139-07:002010-10-14T08:35:25.139-07:00Frank, I think you've reached luddite nirvana....Frank, I think you've reached luddite nirvana.DaveShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874368909777831344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-3105858035954031872010-10-14T06:53:34.927-07:002010-10-14T06:53:34.927-07:00Did you say something about a pocket protector?Did you say something about a pocket protector?Rob Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893938431904825170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-21711068295402881262010-10-14T00:37:03.768-07:002010-10-14T00:37:03.768-07:00Okay, I'll admit it. I thought this post was ...Okay, I'll admit it. I thought this post was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek rejoinder to the techy posts preceeding it. Very Onion-esque.<br /><br />Of course, doesn't mean it's a bad idea. Build yer own study bible. I like it.<br /><br />I'm still sticking with the highlighter pens on the string, though.Steve Bervenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137453259611119361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7118271269041589962010-10-13T22:06:32.846-07:002010-10-13T22:06:32.846-07:00Incredible, Frank! It's not something I'd...Incredible, Frank! It's not something I'd find myself doing, but I'm fascinated by the idea of it all. Kudos for thinking this up! :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24905975043010228962010-10-13T14:16:40.676-07:002010-10-13T14:16:40.676-07:00Frank:
"Shilling" for the Bible? What a...<b>Frank:</b><br /><br />"Shilling" for the Bible? What are you, Reformed or something?Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264274336322086961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64550476731296601822010-10-13T13:56:31.310-07:002010-10-13T13:56:31.310-07:00Zach --
Ghetto?
Geneva-OG.Zach --<br /><br />Ghetto?<br /><br />Geneva-OG.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-49662368273126746532010-10-13T13:55:18.623-07:002010-10-13T13:55:18.623-07:00Why spend $50 on the loose leaf Bible and then spe...Why spend $50 on the loose leaf Bible and then spend $220 on copies? You can buy two reams of pre-drilled paper for less than $20.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77158102673012509172010-10-13T13:35:51.445-07:002010-10-13T13:35:51.445-07:00Aren't you the guy who called me "Pastor ...Aren't you the guy who called me "Pastor Cletus" a month ago? Wow... This is beyond ghetto.Zachary Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188521505536660574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24423474245588717212010-10-13T12:58:03.209-07:002010-10-13T12:58:03.209-07:00That is so...COOL!!! Thanks for a very useful sugg...That is so...COOL!!! Thanks for a very useful suggestion Frank!<br /><br />(By the way,m I still have my little leatherlike Bible given to me 10 years ago by one of my best friends and while I've rubbed all the gold off the edges of the pages, rubbed THROUGH many of the pages, have tape holding several pages together and have lost most of the maps, it's still usable! 8-P)~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819856178499938127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-81719972985692528362010-10-13T12:48:29.596-07:002010-10-13T12:48:29.596-07:00Frank, I almost went that direction, and may add i...Frank, I almost went that direction, and may add it to the idea I actually followed. I got the loose-leaf ESV, and used the church copier to reproduce each page with the text only taking up the top-right quadrant of the page. I now have the text, and 3/4's of the page to make notes in. As the page fills up with my handwriting, it's an easy thing to simply make another copy of the page and add it in, to give even more space for writing while keeping the previously scribbled thoughts.<br /><br />Dividing it down into sections is also helpful, as you found.SammyBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628523621623736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31782849594050768022010-10-13T12:24:13.492-07:002010-10-13T12:24:13.492-07:00Stratagem:
Cool. I like the idea of the ESV Comb...Stratagem:<br /><br />Cool. I like the idea of the ESV Combat Bible, for the same reason (the cover is a closing metal case).<br /><br />By the way, I don't like dealing in unsubstantiated rumours, so the source for the Chilean miners' story is this <a href="http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33848" rel="nofollow">Baptist Press article</a>.<br /><br />http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33848Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-81293599984478978172010-10-13T11:53:17.269-07:002010-10-13T11:53:17.269-07:00I have eternal and undying love for James White...I have eternal and undying love for James White's faithfulness, person and family (in that order). I would not have the faith I have today without him and his ministry.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br />He's a gagdet hound.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23334452670706740692010-10-13T11:12:44.090-07:002010-10-13T11:12:44.090-07:00PS: If you are ever stuck in a mine, the belly of ...PS: If you are ever stuck in a mine, the belly of a whale, etc., please bring along the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/NIV-Waterproof-Bible-Blue-Wave/dp/097923946X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286993030&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Waterproof Bible</a>Nash Equilibriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528684112014026512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-8062313533465621552010-10-13T11:02:58.456-07:002010-10-13T11:02:58.456-07:00Stefan
No, I did not know that. That is wonderful ...Stefan<br />No, I did not know that. That is wonderful - maybe staying in a hell-hole for 70 days will ultimately be a tool used to keep some of them from having to spend an eternity there?Nash Equilibriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528684112014026512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-67723299578082596132010-10-13T10:54:21.806-07:002010-10-13T10:54:21.806-07:00Our church has started hole-punching the sermon no...Our church has started hole-punching the sermon notes handouts, so this would make an easy way to incorporate them with the relevant text.Tom Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439152487935038636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-87537122205272427512010-10-13T10:32:51.174-07:002010-10-13T10:32:51.174-07:00I think James White has an iPad that connects wire...I think James White has an iPad that connects wirelessly with his laptop, so he can leave his laptop in the back of the room, but still access all his notes.<br /><br />I'm not an Apple fan, but that seems like a fairly elegant solution.<br /><br />As for myself, I usually take notes in a separate journal, them add them to www.esvonline.org when I have a chance. Has the nice advantage of endless room, and can be deleted, edited, etc as necessary.<br /><br />Not being wealthy, I don't have any sort of electro-gadgets of my own (beyond a laptop), but not being a preacher, I don't need to worry about giving sermons, either.CGrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257084521984285384noreply@blogger.com