On to a Good Thing

Your weekly filter of news and interesting stuff from the interweb.

Thinking of getting the Bible on computer?
If you're thinking of purchasing some software to help in your bible study, Justin Taylor links to a useful post from Tyndale House looking at what's out in the market at the moment.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/12/09/getting-the-most-out-of-your-bible-software/ (135 words)

Preaching notes
Could be old news to some, but Josh Harris has reposted his series looking at the actual notes some well-known preachers use while giving a bible talk. I found it interesting to see the different styles.
http://www.joshharris.com/2010/12/preaching_notes_series_introdu.php
(300 words)

All about "Assuming"
Kevin DeYoung of the Gospel Coalition gives his view about the new NIV translation of 1 Tim 2:12 (which is "assume authority", rather than the 1984 version's "have authority". If you're interested in the finer points of translations or this debate in particular, it's a good article and well-worth taking the time to read.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/12/07/assuming-too-much-about-assume-in-1-timothy-212/
(1350 words)

Boring!!!
Finally, a boring article from the Sola Panel (okay...so it's an interesting article on boredom, but it caught your eye!)
http://solapanel.org/article/on_being_boring/#When:23:00Z
(1000 words)