- 9 May 2012
- Many translations make the gospel of John was anti-Semitic, and that the disciples disparaged Jews. I maintain that this is a long-standing translation mistake.
- 10 January 2012
- I added a somewhat scathing review of the Common English Bible.
- 17 September 2011
- I put information about inclusive language in Bible translations in a separate page.
- 5 September 2011
- I added amice (a vestment) to the glossary.
- 4 July 2011
- I have pretty much finished the conversion to my web site to HTML5. At least the heavy lifting is done. I have also reindexed the search feature so it will be more accurate. If your browser is up-to-date, everything will look fine, even if you use Internet Explorer! Any other browser is better, and they are all free. Don’t worry, you can have more than one on your computer at the same time. I know. I have five.
- 13 June 2011
- I have restructured the entire web site. Since 1995, most of the files have been in the root directory, which has become a very crowded place. I have gathered the files into topical subdirectories so they are more manageable. However, no links are broken! If you type in:
http://www.kencollins.com/why-04.htmThe server automatically redirects you to the true location of the page:
http://www.kencollins.com/explanations/why-04.htmIf you have a web site page that links to one of my articles, the links still work, but in the spirit of good housekeeping, I recommend that you edit the page to update the links.
- 8 June 2011
- I think I have figured how to circumvent Internet Explorer’s deficiences so that people who use that browser can see the animations on my web site. Let me know if there are any weirdities.
- 3 June 2011
- I am changing my web site to HTML5. It’s not just the latest and greatest, it is safer, better, easier on your computer, and paves the way for new features, such as instructional videos. Only if you keep your browser up to date!
- 17 February 2011
- I modified my assessments of modern English Bible translations and added a section on the deficiencies of inclusive language in translations of ancient texts.
- 15 February 2011
- My father lived with me for 17 years and died on this day. I was his caregiver at home under hospice care. Of the four people who’ve lived in my house, three have gone out in body bags. It has been horrible. At least now I won’t discover any more dead bodies.
- 5 February 2011
- I added a section of my web site with original poetry, which you may enjoy.
- 13 August 2010
- After [metaphorically] banging my head against the wall for nearly a year, I finally figured out why the search feature didn’t work and fixed it. Hooray! You can now search this site!
- 30 July 2010
- I added The Synoptics and John, an essay about the difference between Matthew, Mark, and Luke on the one hand, and John on the other
- 27 July 2010
- I added What’s Going on Here? Jesus Is Getting Baptized?
- 9 July 2010
- I added The Future History of the Church, which Jesus told to His apostles.
- Long time, no updates!
- I took a very long break for two reasons. The first reason: I was beginning to repeat myself, and I needed a breather. The second reason was more important. My parents had their own living space in my house. My mother had a lot of medical problems that got worse and worse, until she had nursing-home care at home. Things were pretty hectic during the last year of her life. My father is still alive and things have settled down.
- 14 May 2009
- I added Love One Another, about how we should live our daily lives.
- 29 April 2009
- I added Rood Screen to the glossary and updated the entry on Iconostasis.
- 12 January 2009
- I added more information to What About Baptism in Jesus’ Name?
- 29 November 2008
- I added information about the Orthodox Study Bible to my comparison of Bible translations.
- 26 July 2008
- Would you have had a stronger belief in the resurrection if you had been there?
- 29 April 2008
- I updated the information about altar linens to make it clearer how to set up the altar for worship. I also updated information about vestments to explain their origins and symbolism.
- 31 March 2008
- I have finished my long and hard project to convert all my dynamic pages to PHP. If you don’t know what that means, don’t worry. It just means I’ve been busy doing hard stuff. I have also added What if the Resurrection Really Happened?
- 12 November 2007
- I expanded the entry on the historic floor plan of a church. I aded an explanation of the origin of that floor plan, which is simultaneously an explanation of a New Testament house church. I also added entries for altar, baptistery, Communion table, icon, and iconostasis.
- 17 October 2007
- I made a small correction to How I Would Choose a Church and expanded How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
- 16 October 2007
- A reader alerted me to the liturgical use of blue in the Lutheran Church, and even cited a book that I have in my own library. (Whoops!) I corrected the information on the liturgical use of blue.
- 11 September 2007
- I modified How I Would Choose a Church to contain criteria about the church’s programs, amenities, and worship.
- 7 September 2007
- I added The Outrage of Accepting Unacceptable People.
- 29 July 2007
- I have changed all the ASPX pages in the lectionary section to PHP. If you are a web master, and you link to any of those pages, please update your link.
- 15 July 2007
- Some kind soul out pointed out that the ending to What Happens to Me When I Die? was incomplete. I repaired it.
- 17 June 2007
- I have changed my start page from ASP.NET to PHP. There are a couple
of reasons for this: First, Microsoft rapidly went from version 1.1 to
2.0 to 3.0, and I can't keep up. My web-presence provider only supports
version 1.1, but Windows Vista can’t compile it. Second, as a result of
my experience as a Vista beta tester, I'm switching to Apple Macintosh. I really am a Microsoft Certified Professional—and that's why I use a Mac.
’Nuff said. Third, ASP.NET limits me to Windows servers; PHP works on all
servers.
If all that went over your head, don’t worry about it. However, if you are a web master, and you have a link to a page ending in .aspx, it will evenutally change to .php. The process will be slow, but keep an eye out!
- 14 June 2007
- I have reformatted the Bobo stories; the first major make-over those episodes have received since 1996.
- 18 April 2007
- I posted Marcion Lives On! which explains the best intentions can lead to self-defeating collateral damage when we interpret the Bible too hastily.
- 17 April 2007
- Someone asked me for steps for becoming a Christian. I gave it some thought, and came up with How to Become a Christian.
- 26 February 2007
- I have been very busy updating pages, doing general web-site housecleaning, and I've added an RSS feed.