A Happy Mother’s Day message
I didn’t know what to give Mom for a Happy Mother’s Day. Frail, newly blind. Can't have much candy. Can't see flowers. So, I sent her this.
Happy & Sad Mother’s Day
I WONDER what percentage of folks are happy about Mother’s Day this year, compared to how many are sad, mad, or bitter about it. I got flowers for my wife this year. She says flowers are important to her. They’re just expensive to me. She …
Queen of Mean in the Bible
ANCESTORS OF TODAY’S JEWISH PEOPLE had just one queen in their history. If ever there was a Bible Queen of Mean, it was her. Who was she? I’ll give you a few hints. HINTS OF THE QUEEN OF MEAN She became queen after her son, the king of …
Please pardon my glitches
I’M FEELING PAUL’S PAIN. On his voyage to Rome for trial in Caesar’s supreme court, his ship broke apart off the coast of the island of Malta. He must have been feeling lucky when he made it to shore alive and about the time a …
This is a new look
NEW WEBSITE LIVE. This month we’ve updated and improved both of our websites: The CasualEnglishBible.com first, a couple weeks ago. And this one last night (which I have looked at but not test-driven). Scout them out if you have a few minutes. …
A child will lead them all
I DON’T NORMALLY write blog articles on Friday. Usually at this time of the afternoon, I’m diving into non-writing office stuff I’ve been putting off all week, while paraphrasing the Casual English Bible.® Today is different. I finished the first …
Isaiah in easy-reading English
Working my way through paraphrasing the Old Testament for the Casual English Bible, I’ve jumped from Ruth to Isaiah. I did it because Isaiah is on the Top Ten list of favorite Old Testament books. It’s a favorite because it has a bunch of …
Find 3D Bible maps on
new Casual English Bible website
AT LAST. I CAN FIND MY BIBLE MAPS within a few seconds. We just launched a new website for The Casual English Bible® and one of my favorite things about this site is that I can find any Casual English Bible® map by typing a few keystrokes. Go to the …
Casual English Bible posts Judges, Ruth
WE JUST POSTED JUDGES AND RUTH for the Casual English Bible®—that includes the text and the 3D maps. And we did it on the new crowd-funded website we launched last week. We’re working on Isaiah next, not because it follows Ruth but because …
Two deaths, a Good Friday reading
THIS IS THE WEEK I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT DAD. I know that it’s a special week for remembering Jesus, but I think of Dad, too. I wrote this script on the first Palm Sunday after my Dad died following his 27-year battle with cancer. The story is …
Russians stealing Bible paraphrase
SHOULD I BE FLATTERED or flabbergasted? An apparent Russian website with a dot-ru address is stealing from my Casual English Bible® website what I’m giving away for free. They’re selling a now outdated and replaced video I produced to …
Crucifixion map of Jerusalem
WITH GOOD FRIDAY AROUND THE CORNER and preachers talking about the suffering and Crucifixion of Jesus, I thought some folks might appreciate a Jerusalem map that shows the sites in the Crucifixion story. The map is the featured photo with this …