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I’D LIKE YOU TO DO something for me if you can spare the time. Tell me what you think about something I’m going to put in the Casual English Bible paraphrase I’m writing. It’s for the Gospel of Mark, which I hope to release this week. What you’re …
Q Paul tells Timothy to pray for “kings and all people in authority. That way maybe we’ll be able to live in peace” (1 Timothy 2:2). That didn’t work for Paul. Nero was the emperor at the time. He was not an endearing soul. A few years after Paul …
FUNNY THING ABOUT THE GENT credited with writing the Gospel of Mark—the only Bible book about Jesus that most scholars agree didn’t get finished. The book ends with Jesus asking some women to go tell his disciples that he’s back from the dead. But …
WELL THAT WAS A SURPRISE. The Bible background video I produced on a shoestring with duct tape—“What Romans said about the crucifixion”—topped a million views over the weekend. Sad to say, I can’t predict what Bible background videos (or books) …
Q LIFE APPLICATION. Jesus left his followers with a message he wanted them to deliver to everyone: “Stop sinning, express regret for sins committed, and accept forgiveness” (Luke 24:47). Do you think that’s a message most people feel comfortable …
I’M FEELING STRONG FEELINGS. I’m sick of the hatred. And I’m whiter than a Saltine. Imagine what I’d be feeling like if I were Chocolate Steve. The sense within this land is as hateful as I’ve ever experienced it. And I …
IT’S “OORAH” in the Marines, “Hooyah” in the Navy, and “Hooah” in both the Army and the Air Force. Translating it for the church lady, it means something close to “Amen!” Translating it for folks …
Q After the resurrection, Jesus seemed to have had a body that was physical and yet it could instantly disappear and reappear. You could call it a hybrid body—physical with something added. Do you think that might be an indication of the kind of body …
STORMS SWEPT THROUGH TOWN last week. They dropped rain and hail. Then they left a trail of clouds that got my attention. I grabbed my camera, attached the zoom lens, and then set them up on a tripod in my front yard. Then I hit the record button. The …
THIS IS NOT what I intended to write today. Instead, I’m writing what I had to live yesterday. When I woke up Monday morning, my phone kept flashing a pop-up message that told me it could not connect to my email server. Something about not …
Q When Jesus appeared to the disciples, they were shocked and terrified (Luke 24:37). Instead of running to give him a hug, they stood frozen with fear. What do you think about that? A It would be a discomforting experience to stand in the presence …
I’M WORKING on paraphrasing the Gospel of Mark for the Casual English Bible, and adding a leader’s guide with an atlas of maps. I hope to post it online in another couple of weeks. Here’s one of the tough questions I have to try to …
