A roundup of links to get your week off to a great start. In today's edition: the pros and cons of the new NIV, hilarious warning labels, advice on being a better writer, and more.
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This is a great side-by-side comparison of the
original 1984 NIV and the 2011 updated NIV. I still have a 1984 NIV and will use it from time to time in my own personal Bible study. However, I am not comfortable with the new NIV for reasons that are well documented in this article. (Hat tip:
Challies)
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Via Neatorama,
a hilarious collection of warning labels. It's sad to think that we have declined to a point in this country where such labels are necessary.
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It's not politically correct to say so but the fact is that both boys and girls do better when their father and mother are together. It's even more politically incorrect to point out that it's
the boys who suffer disproportionately when the family disintegrates.
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Here are
six pieces of advice from successful writers on how to become a better writer. The first step is easy. Write. Then write some more. Repeat.
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From the Smithsonian, the
wonderful history of the crossword puzzle which just turned 100.
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Before there were e-books,
paperback books turned the publishing world upside down.
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Finally, Opening Day of the 2014 Major League Baseball season is still a few months off but here's a little something that makes me wish it was back a lot sooner: a 1998 clip of Vin Scully singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".
