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LIGHTS, CAMERA, POP OUT THE WINDOW SCREEN. So I started typing this post to give you links to the Casual English Bible Christmas story. But then the sky lights up and it changes everything. Interruption. Suddenly I’m a shepherd in Bethlehem, …
I JUMPED UP FROM MY OFFICE CHAIR the moment I finished paraphrasing the prayer of Habakkuk. I ran to my Media Room (wife calls it Man Cave) and wrote the lyrics and tune to this song, I Will Thank God. I hired NYC musicians to sing it for me. But …
DAVID MADE A LIVING AS A RAIDER. He wiped out Philistine-friendly towns in what is now southern Israel. He killed everyone, took their stuff, got rich, and bought powerful Israelite leaders who declared him King of the Tribe of Judah. DID YOU KNOW …
CIRCA 2016. My wife, Linda, knows a thing or two about fussy babies. She’s holding our first two grandchildren on Easter, seven years ago. So when a grandmotherly lady in line at the checkout counter was trying to deal with a fussy child while …
OPERATION AL-AQSA FLOOD. Hamas named it’s attack of Jewish settlers after a place of worship, the silver-domed mosque in Jerusalem. It’s beside the famous gold-topped Dome of the Rock, built 1400 years ago on the spot where many say the …
SO BAD IT’S FUNNY. That’s what I think about some of the “wisdom” in a book the writer wants us to believe came from King Solomon—”wisest man who ever lived” (1 Kings 3:12). He doesn’t sound so smart in …
“Majestic, the God who puts humans in charge” premieres at 11 a.m. Central Time today as a short inspirational video, compliments of the songwriting gifts attributed to King David. The song comes from Psalm 8. In one of King David’s …
FLOWER CHILD. On a mountaintop in Washington State a few years ago, I hold my weary granddaughter before she rides back down the trail on the shoulders of her dad, my son. This picture came to mind today when the words of a Philistine to King David, …
STEALING KING SAUL’S CORPSE. Philistines hang Saul’s headless body on display in Beth-shan. Israelites from Jabesh grab it at night and bury it under a Jabesh tree. GOLIATH IS DEAD. So is King Saul. And I’m done paraphrasing the stories of …
NEW BIBLE MAP. Philistine and Israelite armies line up on opposite sides of the Valley of Elah, along the border of both nations. Goliath, champion warrior of the Philistines, steps up to challenge any Israelite willing to fight him to the death, …
GUARD DUTY. Sydney rests at the foot of Mom, who is sleeping in the quiet of her home. It’s a humble mother-in-law’s suite attached to the home of her daughter and son-in-law. They are Mom’s caregivers. Sydney is the gentle-hearted …
HERE’S AN IDEA FOR PARENTS OF GRADS. Write them a letter. Thank them for sharing so much of their life with you. Here’s a letter to prime the pump for you. Photo by THẢO TĂNG VĂN from Pixabay. IF I SPEND TOO MANY MOMENTS remembering when …
