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On Plagiarism: An Interview with Justin Taylor

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Yesterday my colleague Joe Rigney announced, “Plagiarism discovered in Justice book by D. Wilson & R. Booth. … Booth confesses; book pulled.”

Justin Taylor, executive vice president of book publishing and book publisher for Crossway, then shared five lessons from this incident:

  • 1. You cannot be too careful when taking notes. Some people plagiarize intentionally, but it often comes from not being careful.
  • 2. Booth is wrong about exact wording of dictionary definitions being excluded from plagiarism.
  • 3. Publishers, authors, teachers, and students should be aware that detection software exists when in doubt: e.g., http://www.ithenticate.com/
  • 4. Some, especially those without academic training, simply haven’t been taught what plagiarism is. Here’s a start http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism
  • 5. Plagiarism, intentional or not, is literary theft, and it should be repented of as such.

Justin kindly agreed to answer some questions about plagiarism for my readers:

Question 1. What is plagiarism?

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When You Indulge in Pornography, You Participate in Sex Slavery

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That’s what I argue in this article (PDF | web version):

Andrew David Naselli. “When You Indulge in Pornography, You Participate in Sex Slavery.” Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 20:2 (2015): 23–30.

(The JBMW issue released online today.)

I attempt to answer three questions:

  1. What is sex slavery?
  2. How does pornography fuel sex slavery?
  3. How should men feel about pornography?

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Why and How to Memorize an Entire Book of the Bible

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I recently spent about sixteen months memorizing 1 Corinthians and then recited it as a sermon to my church (Vimeo):

I just wrote two posts for The Gospel Coalition that share some lessons I’ve learned along the way regarding both why and how to memorize an entire book of the Bible:

Update (5/28/2017): I recited Romans to my church.

Update (1/2/2019): You Can Memorize Scripture This Year

Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision: A Case for Costly Discipleship and Life Together

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houseI anticipated that this book would be good, and it didn’t disappoint me:

Paul R. House. Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision: A Case for Costly Discipleship and Life Together. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015. 32-page PDF sample.

After I read this book last May, I wrote this on the title page:

Very good book. It made me even more grateful that I get to train future pastors at Bethlehem College & Seminary in an environment that’s ideal for doing what Paul House advocates.

Some excerpts (#8 is a zinger): [Read more…] about Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision: A Case for Costly Discipleship and Life Together

Doug Wilson’s New Film: The Free Speech Apocalypse

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Last night Jenni and I watched Doug Wilson’s new 90-minute film: The Free Speech Apocalypse (Amazon). Then I listened to it again this afternoon.

It releases in November. Doug Wilson blogged about it two days ago.

Here’s a 3-minute preview:

Some thoughts: [Read more…] about Doug Wilson’s New Film: The Free Speech Apocalypse

John Piper’s Tribute to Tom Steller

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StellerPiperIn this picture from September 1, 2015, John Piper has his arm around Tom Steller. They are in a staff meeting for Bethlehem Baptist Church, and John Piper is praising God for Tom Steller’s serving Bethlehem for 35 years. Here’s a transcript of what Piper said:

I taught Bible at Bethel for six years, 1974–1980. Tom took six of my courses, four in Greek and two exegesis courses. (I know that because it’s in my journal.) And at the end of those six courses the die was cast for a lifetime of partnership in Christian Hedonism, and the Piper-Steller fabric began to be woven. We have loved and praised and served the same glorious God on the same basis of glorious Scripture for 40 years together. [Read more…] about John Piper’s Tribute to Tom Steller