Silent Night
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 …
Mere humans translating the Bible
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 …
Daughter’s Silent Night and Dad’s poem
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 …
One day in a Bible paraphraser’s life
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 …
For the sad half of the country
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’m wresting God till Tuesday
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 …
New maps for book of Daniel
PARDON THESE 2 SHORT PLUGS. One for the Bible book of Daniel. One for the Election. First, we’ll plug Daniel. I just finished paraphrasing the Bible book of Daniel and releasing PDFs of the Bible maps, charts, and illustrations. I added them to …
Bible on politics: What to look for in a leader
What Christians look for in a leader I NEED TO WEIGH IN on the upcoming election from a Bible point of view—it’s the Bible on politics. Here’s why. I hear a lot of Christians talking about the election and using their Christianity to …
Reconquering the Promised Land
WHEN I SAW a map of how many Israeli settlements had moved uninvited onto Palestinian land, it remined me of maps I’ve made showing ancient Israel’s invasion of Canaan more than 3,000 years ago. I wanted to compare the maps. So, I made …
Casual English Bible® starts blog
SHORT AND SWEET. Yesterday we launched the Casual English Bible® blog series. You are probably not subscribed. But you can be. And once you are: I’ll email you a free copy of one of my favorite 3D-style Bible maps (first week only). …
Google told me to write you
WE LOVE BIBLE MAPS. This map helps tell the story of the Philistine defeat of Israel and the death and burial of King Saul and his sons, who died in battle. The Casual English Bible® has one thing no one else has: 3D-style Bible maps like this. We …
Solomon’s timber jockeys on a float trip
Whitewater rafting the Mediterranean Sea, circa 950 BC. Courtesy of The Casual English Bible.® HOME DEPOT could not have delivered the cedars of Lebanon to King Solomon. He bought the raw logs to build the Jerusalem Temple and a palace. Delivery of …