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I WANTED TO WORK ON A HAPPY BOOK in the Bible, as I continue paraphrasing for the Casual English Bible. It has been a vicious year for those of us who follow the news—and especially for news journalists and former news journalists like myself. We …
When God called Abraham to leave his home in what is now Turkey and go to what is now Israel to start a new nation, Abraham was 75 years old and childless. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 71. Casual English Bible Bible Gateway
I SCRAMBLED to get this done before Christmas. Just in time for a Christmas Bible study, I’ve finished and released the Casual English Bible Leader’s Guide & Atlas for the Gospel of Luke. It has 260 discussion questions and answers …
MARY WAS QUITE THE SONG WRITER, considering the probability that she didn’t get much of an education, what with being a girl in a man’s world. Her song shows up in the Gospel of Luke. As Luke tells the story, Mary burst out into poetic …
In the contract God made with Jews, Jewish men didn’t sign on the dotted line. They cut: circumcision. One guess about why God chose circumcision: context clue. It targeted the part of the body that would play an important role in producing the …
IT WAS THE LAST LEG of Jesus’ trip to the Cross. In an all-day trip, he headed 20 miles (33 km) uphill—a winding climb about three quarters of a mile up from Jericho, 846 feet below sea level (248 m) in the Jordan River Valley, to Jerusalem, …
SOMETIMES I’D LIKE TO SMACK A LIAR, to shut them the dickens up. They’re usually on TV, though, so it would be counterproductive. I’ve chased the truth for all of my career. First as a newspaper journalist. Then as a writer of Christian …
Genesis says the land God promised Abraham is more than Israel. It includes a piece of Egypt, a nice chunk of Jordan, and nearly half of Syria – with Damascus. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 82.
MY ONLY GRANDSON threw up in the palm of my hand yesterday. I was holding him at the time. He’s 11 months old and sick with a stomach bug, it seems. His upchuck didn’t actually target my hand. Instead, my hand intercepted his upchuck. …
WITH ALL THE “US” AND “THEM” going on around the world these days, there are clues in the Bible about how to handle that problem. The problem of “Us” and “Them” has been around for a long time. Peter …
When a coalition of three armies invaded the Jordan River Valley and captured Lot and his family, Abraham formed a militia of 318 men that chased down the invaders and defeated them in a surprise attack, freeing the captives. A Visual Walk Through …
HALF THE COUNTRY IS HAPPY they got the president they wanted. They should rejoice and give thanks, if not repent…as the other half may think they should do. The disappointed half has reason to rejoice, as well. They should be happy that as far …
