Ryan BurnsHow do you handle it when things don’t go as planned? Big AND Small For me, I feel like I typically roll with the punches, but my wife might tend to disagree with me. The funny thing is that I typically have a much easier time dealing with big...
The interweb is full of seminary bloggers. From theological writings to personal journals, there is a wealth of great materials out there for seminarians to check out. This is one of the reasons that, several months back, I brought on 5 other...
For our regular readers, much like Ezekiel looking over the pile of dry bones, you might be wondering if GoingtoSeminary.com is ever going to come back to life. Well, good news, the answer is yes. I’ve been plotting and planning on my daily...
As I was riding the bus to work last week, I was reading 1 Peter 1:3-5 on my Beta copy of Logos for Mac (part Bible study, part Beta testing). I sat there thinking about all the great promises of God within this text and thought, “I wonder...
After posting a couple videos on the blog, I realized that I hadn’t actually introduced myself (and neither had Phil . . . thanks Phil). So, by way of introduction, I’m Ryan Burns, and I’m the new guy in the office. I joined Logos...
Hey, look… I’m famous.
I find it odd how a comment made on a blog by a total stranger can bother me so much… This morning I was walking to the bus stop and checking my email (on my phone) as is my usual custom. I came across an alert that there was a new comment on...
During the last redesign of Going to Seminary I installed a seminary forum. I thought it was going to be a great idea. Seminarians from all over the globe could come to one spot and have discussions and dialogues (and an occasional monologue) about...
Psssst… look over here.
Today we continue our People behind the Product series. In this interview we meet Jim Straatman, Logos’ IT Manager. As you’ll see, Jim is an avid biker. However, what didn’t make the cut in today’s video are Jim’s mad...
Wow… I have a mix of emotions right now… While I rejoice greatly that in a country where, not too long ago, black men and women were considered property, we have elected a black man as president… at the same time, I’m drawn...
As I mentioned earlier, it is Reformaiton Day. Here is a pretty sweet gift from Ligonier.
Forget halloween… it’s reformation day! If you’re living in Chile or Slovenia, feel free to take the day off (it is a national holiday). The rest of you – go read the 95 Theses. You can also buy the 95 Theses for .95 cents.
At the advice of my pal Phil Gons, I have installed WP Super Cache at GTS. Hope that will speed things up a bit around here.
I’m a people person. Maybe it comes from my years as a college pastor, but I really love to just sit down and hear people’s stories. Finding out the little (and big) things in people’s lives makes me appreciate them at a level that...
Still catching up on old posts in my RSS feed reader. Was struck, as usual, by the profound words of Shelby who asks, “Is following Jesus enough?”
Please take a moment and pray for Molly. 1 Corinthians 12:26
For those wondering where I’ve been the past few weeks (and for those who forgot I exists) here is a rather long update on the life and times of Ryan Burns. A HUGE tip of the hat to Jeff for keeping the site up and running in my absence.
If you are a wordpress user, be sure to check out the new RefTagger Bible reference plugin. Just type in a scripture (like Ephesians 2:4 – that one was for you Jeff) and RefTagger will take care of the rest (Mouseover the verse to see it in...
If you’re a Logos user and a Mac user (like myself) I wanted to let you know that Logos Mac Beta 1 has been released. I downloaded and took it for a spin and was pretty pleased with the release. Here’s to looking forward to the full...
The folks at Desiring God are now selling “Don’t Waste Your Life” shirts. If you are looking for a great way to start up a gospel conversation with a complete stranger, this shirt will open doors.
I just wanted to use the fact that several hundred Christians read this blog in order to ask that you take a moment to pray for my Grandmother. A couple days ago she tried to take her own life. She is currently in the hospital and having more than a...
I too am speechless… (notice that the copyright at the end is 2007).
First off, this post will only be helpful to those who own a Logos Library. If you don’t own Logos yet, you might want to after you read this post. If you go shopping after this, remember you can save 25% on your Library purchase using the...
Mark, over at Seminary Survival Guide, has a post about cheating in seminary. Very interesting stuff.
I just spent the past 20 minutes trying to find live coverage of the Apple announcement online… after being frustrated and surprised that I couldn’t find any it dawned on me that today is the 8th and the announcement is tomorrow...
I’m posting this mostly because I have a strange fascination with IRS laws relating to the church and pastors. It might have something to do with my stint as a church bookkeeper. Regardless of my personal oddity, Justin Taylor has a post about...
I just wrote a post over on my Best Bible site you might be interested in checking out: The Pope and The Bible.
This is a guest post by John Dyer. John is the director of web development at DTS and creator of the site Best Commentaries. In my final year at Dallas Seminary I began to emerge from a time where I had become somewhat cynical. As I thought about...
Not sure what’s going on, but it sounds intense. I’d suggest subscribing to the Said at Southern RSS to keep tabs on whatever develops… or at lest for further comments on what happened.