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IT HAS SURPRISED ME how often Bible translators have to guess what the Bible is trying to say. They guess because of unknown words missing words words that look like they dripped off someone else’s papyrus reed. I’m hip-deep in Isaiah’s 66 chapters …
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 …
TWO TOPICS TODAY. An experiment with Bible maps as art, on canvas Free Bible reference books from this year’s Christian Book Awards First, the free books I HAVE $250 WORTH OF FREE BIBLE REFERENCE BOOKS from the annual Christian Book Awards …
I ONCE HAD A BARBER TELL ME I had the ideal job, one that he would like. Well, I love what I’m doing. That’s something. And I’ve had some success at it. A friend of mine asked me how long I write each day. I told him that if I’m writing something and …
THIS IS ME CHECKING IN. I just finished and posted the map shown with this feature. It portrays the highlands of the Promised Land. I made it for Joshua 11, and the story of the Israelites wrapping up their conquest of the hills in their new …
I FINISHED the Casual English Bible‘s beta edition of the New Testament in time for a pandemic plague. I don’t know what to make of that. I finished the paraphrase. Maps. Discussion questions. Downloadable PDF’s of the …
SHORT NOTE. A marketing company sent me an email saying they noticed I didn’t have a welcome video for my Casual English Bible website. They offered to produce one for me. I decided not. I have a camera, a tripod, and all my teeth, though some …
I JUST FINISHED paraphrasing the Gospel of John for the Casual English Bible. Kinda. I wanted to get the paraphrase out in time for the Easter Season. But I’m still working on the maps. I have some finished. But I’ll keep working my way …
I JUST FINISHED the first draft of a paraphrase of the Gospel of John for the Casual English Bible. The idea for the paraphrase started as an experiment in Bible study. I decided to paraphrase Genesis while I worked on A Visual Walk Through Genesis. …
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 …
Apostle Paul expressed his view of death in beautiful poetry. “When this mortal body gets a permanent upgrade to immortality, the Bible prophecies will be fulfilled: ‘Death got chewed up and spit out. Hey Death, you’re a loser. Hey Death, …
IT’S DONE. I’ve posted the beta edition of 1, 2 Corinthians live on the Casual English Bible website. It comes with free maps, notes, and discussion questions. A 72-page leader’s guide and atlas is available as a PDF download for …
