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WHEN FOLKS DOWNLOAD the leader’s guides and atlases I create for each book in the Casual English Bible, some have asked if they could get all the maps together in one set. “Well, no,” I said. “Sorry. But it’s a great idea.” I know it’s a …
CHRISTIANS WERE CRAZY about the Bible book of Revelation when I was growing up a few decades ago. They were trying to figure out when in the dickens Jesus was finally going to get here. Soon, they were certain. “Soon and very soon, I’m …
WHAT COMES next week is the end-time book of Revelation for the Casual English Bible, and not the end of the human race, far as I know. I got a note from a reader a few days ago: “Where are you? I miss your writings especially in today’s …
I’M DRIVING ALONG, eager to get home. I need to finish that hour-long video. It had been a pain in the neck. It’s B-roll footage I shot recently in the Northwest. I hope to use it in future videos. But it has some problems. I had no plan …
I WISH PEOPLE FULL OF HATE would please stop shooting to death people in my church. Pastor’s daughter shot in head This time, one of the pastor’s daughters—shot in the head last Friday by a stray bullet fired from a hundred yards away. An …
IF YOU’RE LISTENING, I’ll tell you how God’s Spirit talks to me sometimes when I’m writing. He sometimes gives me words and phrases and sentences from out of the blue. Words I never would have considered. They just pop into my head. …
HERE’S A PEEK at what I’ve been up to lately. I’ve been paraphrasing the Book of Revelation, and creating support material such as maps. (The map with this feature is an early attempt that I’ll polish later.) I’ve …
A KINDLY GENT GENTLY PUSHED ME on the very first sentence in my paraphrase of the Casual English Bible. I released a “welcome to the Casual English Bible” video last week, which he saw. Then he went to Genesis 1:1. Here’s how the revered King James …
SHORT NOTE. A marketing company sent me an email saying they noticed I didn’t have a welcome video for my Casual English Bible website. They offered to produce one for me. I decided not. I have a camera, a tripod, and all my teeth, though some …
I’M STILL WORKING MY WAY through paraphrasing Revelation for the Casual English Bible. I won’t post Revelation until I finish all 22 chapters. But here’s a sneak peek at an engaging passage that might leave some folks wondering if …
I GOT ANOTHER SURPRISE yesterday, while paraphrasing Revelation for the Casual English Bible. Most Bibles say that the massive end-time army from somewhere east of what is now Israel will tally 200 million soldiers (Revelation 9:16). These are the …
Q LIFE APPLICATION. Paul asks for Christians to do what they know God wants them to do, and to do it without complaining or arguing (Philippians 2:14). Some people in the church complain a lot. What do you think is a good way to deal with someone …
