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I HAVE AN ODD SCHEDULE these days, as I write my easy-reading Bible background books. It has to do with grandkids and dogs. Take Tuesday, for example. It was a three-dog night. But I was happy the dogs survived until night. We have one dog, Buddy, a …
PAUL COULD BE A JERK when he wasn’t in jail. A free man, he could sometimes get a little too blunt. His bluntest: “I wish the people who are bothering you would castrate themselves!” Galatians 5:12 He wrote that letter of Galatians to Christians …
No one today seems to know how to pronounce God’s name. Most English Bibles translate it as “LORD” (Genesis 2:4 NLT). But the Jews who copied the stories onto scrolls used shorthand. They spelled God’s name without vowels: YHWH. Scholars today …
Donald Trump's favorite Bible verse is an ancient law of retaliation that involves black eyes and knocked-out teeth. Jesus declared it obsolete.
MAYBE I SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MYSELF, but I kind of enjoy watching Bible-land archaeologists argue with each other. I mean debate. But it’s sometimes arguing. The fact is, I learn by reading their arguments. One of the things they argue about is how …
After taking a long hard look at the many species of animals God created for him, Adam woke up from a deep sleep to find God’s newest creation: a woman. Adam said, “At last!” (Genesis 2:23NLT). A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 26.
SOME OF THE SMARTEST PEOPLE I know of say they don’t believe in God. These are people who would score doggone high on an IQ test. They’re smarter than I am. They probably seldom use the word “doggone,” if ever. But I’ve discovered that smart people …
FISHING LIKE A BIBLE GUY isn’t so much about fishing. Kinda, a little. But not that much. Not in this story about what happened to me last week. I took a day off to drive down into the Ozarks and fly-fish with a church friend of mine, Gary. He’s an …
God did not rest because he was tired after a six-day work week creating the universe, some scholars say. He rested for the same reason sinless Jesus got baptized: to give folks an example to follow. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 26.
THIS IS A SHORT WEEK FOR ME. So I’m keeping the blog articles short. And I’m writing about short stuff. Tuesday was about fish, since that is why my week is short. I’ve been fly-fishing. Today, it’s about grandkids. Since these newbie members to my …
I’VE GOT FISH ON MY MIND. This week I get to go on an overnight fishing trip into the Missouri Ozarks. I’m going with a gent from church who works part-time as a fishing guide. Plus, he has a camper. And he’s going to slow-cook a pork roast for …
Of all the commands God gave human beings, there is just one in which we excel: “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1: 28 NASB). Estimated population at the time of Moses: 50 million. Today: over 7 billion. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 24.
