Witches harvest crucifixion leftovers
WITCHES in Roman times visited crucifixion sites to harvest nails and body parts for spells they cast.
Are Christians God-possessed?
I APOLOGIZE. I’ve been away for too long. I’ve been dealing with computer woes. Still am. Status update: I’ll probably have to reset the operating system of my new computer. There goes another week or more. My book about Roman …
Let conscience be your guide?
IT SEEMS ODD at this time in our history—when corruption, bullying, and lies seem to rule our nation and so many other nations—to suggest we should ignore our conscience. But one of the Bible writers says there’s a time for doing just that. It …
300-page PDF Bible atlas
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 …
Revelation is beta-live in CEBT
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 …
The end comes next week
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 …
God interrupts me
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 …
Another Christian from my church shot dead
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 …
How God’s Spirit talks to writers
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. …
Hello to 7 cities of Revelation
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 …
“In the beginning” of what?
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 …
A Casual English Bible welcome
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 …