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IT’S ODD ADVICE FROM A BEAT-UP PREACHER sitting in jail. Apostle Paul wrote the people of Philippi, a city in what is now northern Greece, “I’m imprisoned” (Philippians 1:13 Casual English Bible). Then he said, “Focus on …
Q When you read the part of Paul’s letter in which he thanks the people in Philippi for the gift they sent by way of Epaphroditus (Philippians 4:10-18), what do you read between the lines? Does Paul seem comfortable with thanking them? A Some readers …
I SEE GLIMPSES OF ATTITUDE AND ANGER as I read the Bible letters of Paul and try to paraphrase them for the Casual English Bible. Does he sometimes cross the line and go so far into tickedness that he commits a sin? I’m pretty sure some Christians …
I’M ALMOST FINISHED paraphrasing the letters of Paul, and I’m struck by how often he says things that doesn’t make sense. When you go through his letters one word at a time, trying to put what he says into your own words, there are plenty of times …
PAUL GONE WILD. That was the topic of Tuesday’s blog article: Hot-headed Paul’s angriest letter, about some strong words Paul had for Christians in Turkey—and for the Apostle Peter. Now for more, but not of the same. It’s the same letter, but a …
Paul, over-the-top angry At the end of Paul’s intensely angry letter to churches in what is now Turkey, he wrote: “So lay off me. I don’t want any more trouble. I already carry enough scars on my body for the sake of Jesus.” …
I JUST FINISHED loading 1, 2 Thessalonians onto the Casual English Bible website. That end-time stuff Paul writes is always a tad tough to understand. But who can fully understand a theologian? They think thick thoughts. It’s easier to create a …
I DIDN’T REALIZE IT, but the apostle Paul was a traveling man long before he logged those 10,000 miles (16,000 km) on his missionary trips. I didn’t fully get that until I started working on a map for an upcoming book (not the quick map I created …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Jessica Pritt, whom I would guess has short hair…or wants to. She starts her question by pointing to a Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 11:6. I’ll give it to you in a moment. Here’s her question: Many people …
