By Living Waters

I’ve been unusually ill over the last couple of weeks. It has been difficult to concentrate for longer than about twenty minutes at a time. But in order not to feel like I’m losing too much of my time, I’ve been listening to some programs from Mars Hill Audio. Years ago I had a Mars Hill Audio subscription. It must have been ages ago since I received the programs on cassette! Well, I decided to get a download subscription and give the audio journal another listen. I’ve not be disappointed at all! In fact, I feel that those times when I’ve not felt able to read or type have been richly rewarded by the Mars Hill Audio Journal. If you commute to work, use in iPod while walking or biking or exercising, then you should consider getting a subscription. Browse the Mars Hill Audio site a bit and you’ll find some material to sample. Enjoy!

Biblical Training has just added an Introduction to the New Testament course by Professor Craig Blomberg (Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary). The course is in mp3 format. Certainly worth downloading and putting on your iPod (or other mp3 player) to listen to whenever possible. I highly recommend Blomberg’s books (though I would quibble with him here and there). I cut my Christian teeth on his excellent, The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. And while I’d quibble a bit with it as well, might I recommend Blomberg’s thought-provoking essay, “The New Testament Definition of Heresy (Or, When Do Jesus and the Apostles Get Really Mad?)” (pdf download).