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UNTIL TODAY, I don’t think I’ve ever shed a tear while reading a Bible commentary. I’m 38 pages into David J.A. Clines’s 501-page commentary on the first 20 chapters of Job. That’s when Job reacts to the news he lost his livestock, servants, and all …
Every Eastertime, people who pity Christians for believing in Jesus wind up at one of my YouTube videos about the crucifixion of Jesus. And they tear into me. I use a filter to reject comments from viewers critiquing my work with the hateful words no …
BIBLE PROPHETS WARNED ISRAEL that invaders would erase them from the world map if they didn’t shape up and stop the corruption and start treating people with respect and justice. The question is whether those prophecies apply today. In other …
I asked an artificial intelligence chatbot created by Trump supporters why people voted for him. It told me. But it’s what followed that shocked me. Interview with AI about USA ChatGPT sounds Woke at 2 a.m. AI says USA is no longer a …
OUR LITTLE LADY MAIZEY, our 6-year-old black lab, gets evaluated on Wednesday for her diagnosis of lymphoma. I’ve spent time thinking about what kind of news is coming next, and mourning over what Maizey is going to have to endure, starting on …
WE GOT THE NEWS the first Saturday after Christmas. Our dog Maizey, a 6-year-old black lab mix, tested positive for lymphoma over the Christmas holidays. Our first clue was swollen and hard lymph nodes in the neck. As I’ve said before, …
HERE’S A NEW RELEASE OF SILENT NIGHT. It has been a rocky year for us, dealing with a lot of website problems with the Casual English Bible, as we try to add a subscription service to our Bible maps. But we’re on the road to …
IF YOU’RE NOT SUBSCRIBED to the The Casual English Bible (TCEB) blog, you’re missing our shift from this author site to the Bible site, which we’ll be focusing more on in 2025. These snapshots of what you’re missing will end …
THE PROBLEM WITH NOW HAVING TWO BLOGS TO SERVICE is that I seem to have a touch of lexdysia in play. I wrote a post about my daughter’s contribution to a new Christmas album (she sang Silent Night, which you’ll find on this rushed video …
I’M FORWARDING YOU. Here’s how the blog begins. I JUST LOST JEREMIAH 5 TODAY. I’m supposed to be paraphrasing that chapter right now. But I’m one-hour into working with tech support, trying to solve a mystery. (It took 2½ hours.) I wanted …
CONDOLENCES to the deeply discouraged and worried half of the country. I’d like to say more, but I’ve already said it on The Casual English Bible® blog site. So, I’m not supposed to repeat it here. Google punishes us for that kind …
I SELDOM WRESTLE GOD OR FAST. A profile of my gut, which is swallowing my naval, would say “Amen” to the fasting bypass. But this evening I was typing an email response to a church administrator in Endicott, New York. I’ll call her …
