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I’D RATHER PARAPHRASE the bizarre Bible book of Revelation instead of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Romans is Christianity’s first systematic theology book. I prefer stories over abstract theological ideas. Even weird stories like we …
I SPENT MY EVENINGS during the second half of last week recording and mixing a song for my wife. I can’t sing particularly well, even in the shower. But I did this little project for her anyhow. It wasn’t my idea. Someone somehow popped …
I REMEMBER FROM MY TEENAGE YEARS hearing a well-loved pastor talk about the “three kings from Orient are.” Seminary is the reason I remember it. That’s the first time I figured out that “Orient are” is not a place. It’s part of the lyrics of a song …
HERE WE GO. A test. I’m going to let you take a look at an unproofed, fresh off the keyboard look at the toughest Bible paraphrase I’ve had to tackle so far. I’ve been working on paraphrasing the Bible for the Casual English Bible. …
I’M FINALLY DONE with the Genesis leader’s guide and atlas I’ve been working on since summertime. It’s for my newest project, the Casual English Bible website. I had to split this edition of the small-group Bible study because …
I HAD NO INTENTION of writing a blog article on the topic of what I did on Thanksgiving. But some folks who read the article I wrote and posted for Thanksgiving morning said they wanted a report. Well, okay. But heads up, this involves kids who …
OUT OF THANKSGIVING CURIOSITY, I went to the Casual English Bible and typed “thank” into the search bar. Paul offered a nice assortment of uses of the word from which to choose, depending on your mood. Angry “Thank God I didn’t baptize any of you …
THIS THANKSGIVING I’m home alone with three dogs. Our daughter’s family will be out of town, visiting her husband’s side of the clan, which is why I’ll have two extra dogs. Our son will be doing the same, with his wife’s parents and the …
“AMERICA FIRST” isn’t just a slogan for our current political administration. It has been around for at least a century. President Woodrow Wilson pitched it during the 1916 election. It was even the name of an isolationist political party at the end …
I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA when I heard that our church was going to have a sermon series about gratitude. Then I found out that we’re making our annual pledges for financial support during that sermon series. As in, “Let’s see how grateful you …
I HOPE I DON’T GET IN TROUBLE AGAIN. But it might happen. Flak might fly. The problem is in the timing. What I’m about to do might be poorly timed. Or maybe it’ll be well timed. I’m not sure which. I know the safe thing to do. Nothing. That’s almost …
I STRUGGLE making Bible maps that show much detail at low elevations. I’ve just spent several tough days making two maps of Abraham’s trip to Jerusalem. It’s the time he nearly sacrificed his son Isaac. I deleted many other …
