A ballet for Habakkuk
A BALLERINA FOR HABAKKUK. This is a clip from a video that will release next week with the song “I Will Thank God He’s My Savior.” The song came from an unusual moment I had while paraphrasing Habakkuk’s last words, a prayer …
Too much ‘I Don’t Know’ in making Christian music
THIS ONE’S FOR HABAKKUK. For the sake of a song inspired by the last-known words of a prophet most Christians never heard of, we’re putting Habakkuk on the map…with everyone else in the Bible. We’re giving away five …
Wanna trade for 900 Bible maps?
JERUSALEM, SOLOMON’S KILOMETER. Jerusalem was a one-kilometer town in King Solomon’s day, just three quarters of a mile from the Temple to the Hinnom Valley. This is one of about 900 maps we’re giving away to four subscribers over …
3D Map of Solomon’s Galilee
SOLOMON GIVES AWAY 20 CITIES IN GALILEE TWO THINGS: A MAP AND A CORRECTION (This is a cropped version of the map. To see the full map, visit the Casual English Bible, 1 Kings 9.) From 1 Kings 9:10-14, Casual English Bible. Solomon spent 20 years …
Snow day, then back to work
LEAN INTO IT My oldest grandson works the angles. He’s packing down the snow in my driveway until it become an icy lane for speed sledding. With schools closed, he and his little brother spent the day with Grandpa and three sleds. I’M …
Wise men who outsmart King Herod the Great
JESUS THE TODDLER. Jesus was two years old or younger when the wise men visited him and his family in Bethlehem, at least as far as King Herod knew. That’s why he ordered the execution of Bethlehem’s baby boys ages two and under. IT SEEMS …
The Casual Christmas Story
LIGHTS, CAMERA, POP OUT THE WINDOW SCREEN. So I started typing this post to give you links to the Casual English Bible Christmas story. But then the sky lights up and it changes everything. Interruption. Suddenly I’m a shepherd in Bethlehem, …
A thank-God song, pre-release
I JUMPED UP FROM MY OFFICE CHAIR the moment I finished paraphrasing the prayer of Habakkuk. I ran to my Media Room (wife calls it Man Cave) and wrote the lyrics and tune to this song, I Will Thank God. I hired NYC musicians to sing it for me. But …
Baby-killing King David surprised me
DAVID MADE A LIVING AS A RAIDER. He wiped out Philistine-friendly towns in what is now southern Israel. He killed everyone, took their stuff, got rich, and bought powerful Israelite leaders who declared him King of the Tribe of Judah. DID YOU KNOW …
Remembering to hug my wife for helping a stranger
CIRCA 2016. My wife, Linda, knows a thing or two about fussy babies. She’s holding our first two grandchildren on Easter, seven years ago. So when a grandmotherly lady in line at the checkout counter was trying to deal with a fussy child while …
Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
OPERATION AL-AQSA FLOOD. Hamas named it’s attack of Jewish settlers after a place of worship, the silver-domed mosque in Jerusalem. It’s beside the famous gold-topped Dome of the Rock, built 1400 years ago on the spot where many say the …
Fun with strange Ecclesiastes
SO BAD IT’S FUNNY. That’s what I think about some of the “wisdom” in a book the writer wants us to believe came from King Solomon—”wisest man who ever lived” (1 Kings 3:12). He doesn’t sound so smart in …
