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IT WAS BAD ENOUGH that we’ve had to endure three monster hurricanes in the past few weeks. All of them Category Four. And at some points at landfall, reaching the top of the power scale, Category Five. Harvey in Texas Irma in Florida Maria in …
“When a soldier asked Jesus to heal the soldier’s slave without making the trip to the soldier’s house, Jesus told the crowd, “Let me tell you something. Nowhere in all of Israel have I come across such remarkable faith.” Luke 7:9 Casual …
STILL WORKING MY WAY through maps for the Casual English Bible atlas of Genesis, I spent much of yesterday trying to illustrate the Flood story as it’s reported in Genesis 7. It’s unbelievable, as far as some Christians are concerned. …
FROM MORNING TILL EVENING, skipping lunch and dinner, I spent my time creating a Genesis map from thin air. The sun is setting now. The stomach is growling. Buddy the Dog wants some attention. So instead of writing a blog article for you, I thought …
Apostle Paul expressed his view of death in beautiful poetry. “When this mortal body gets a permanent upgrade to immortality, the Bible prophecies will be fulfilled: ‘Death got chewed up and spit out. Hey Death, you’re a loser. Hey Death, …
IT’S DONE. I’ve posted the beta edition of 1, 2 Corinthians live on the Casual English Bible website. It comes with free maps, notes, and discussion questions. A 72-page leader’s guide and atlas is available as a PDF download for …
CHRISTIANS DON’T APPROVE of the way the apostle Paul took an offering. Some Christians, anyhow. If he pastored their church, they might not get mad enough to leave. But they’d write a blog article about it, if they could. I’ve certainly written …
Jesus: “Give and you’ll receive. What you get back will be like a big basket fully loaded…it will be like a bucket so full that it runs over the top and spills into your lap. However much you decide to give, that same level of generosity or …
CHRISTIANS ARE PESSIMISTS, and content to be so. Not all. Maybe not most. But many. They look at the world and say all is as it should be, given the fallen nature of human beings. Like the rest of us, these Christians see: narcissistic political …
I RAN OUT OF DAY. I was working on maps for 1, 2 Corinthians late into the evening last night…too late to write a blog article for today. Instead, I thought I’d give you a sneak look at what’s coming. This is a draft of one of the …
Jesus: “Don’t judge people and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn and you won’t be condemned. Forgive and you’ll be forgiven.” Luke 6:37 Casual English Bible I’ll grant you, there’s exaggeration in those words. But there’s a measure …
I’M WONDERING WHY the Bible doesn’t have more upbeat stuff to say about the joys of kids and grandkids. For me, my life’s highest highs spin around my family—especially my kids…and now I’m adding my grandkids. As far as earthbound joys and …
