Here’s a podcast of two brief interviews during SBL 2011 with representatives from Accordance and Olive Tree. These are two of the premier Bible softwares available for both Mac OS and iOS.
What’s encouraging about the interviews is that though Brady is a biblical scholar teaching at PSU, he agrees with my sentiment, that though Accordance is clearly the more powerful program when it comes to exegesis and searching, Olive Tree is a much more comfortable interface for reading, whether in English or ancient languages.
Parents (like myself) are easily embarrassed when their kids cry and throw fits in public, even to the point of being paralyzed when those kids refuse to follow instructions. For fear of “making a scene” parents capitulate, bargain, plead, and even whine at their kids. Foolishness is bound up in their hearts, but kids aren’t stupid. They can quickly learn how to get their way, and even if they only get it by kicking and screaming, they’ll soon learn who’s really in charge.
Parents, there are worse things than a child screaming and “creating a scene.” Like a child who grows up thinking he is a sovereign instead of a servant, the center instead of a member. So endure and deal with the fuss, and teach your kids that there is a Sovereign and they are a part of a family, not the center of one.
This morning I asked Gretta if she loved mommy. Being in one of her pleasantly contrarian moods, she replied, “No.” Coincidentally, at that precise moment, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” started playing on Pandora Radio. Naturally, Amanda and I took the opportunity to serenade Gretta and ask her to bring it back.
