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I RAN OUT OF DAY. I was working on maps for 1, 2 Corinthians late into the evening last night…too late to write a blog article for today. Instead, I thought I’d give you a sneak look at what’s coming. This is a draft of one of the …
I’M WONDERING WHY the Bible doesn’t have more upbeat stuff to say about the joys of kids and grandkids. For me, my life’s highest highs spin around my family—especially my kids…and now I’m adding my grandkids. As far as earthbound joys and …
JESUS WASN’T THE FIRST to walk on water in a windstorm. I’ve been thinking about that, while watching video coverage of Hurricane Harvey pummel and flood Houston and other cities throughout Southeast Texas. I was surprised on Sunday when …
WE DON’T OFTEN GET A CHANCE to edit the writer, and see the effects of the editing actually show up in print. Here’s your chance. I’m paraphrasing 2 Corinthians for the Casual English Bible. Whenever I finish paraphrasing a chapter, I create a …
I’M GIVING YOU A GIFT. It’s coming from one of the projects I’ve been working on lately: a leader’s guide and an atlas for the entire book of Genesis—all 50 chapters. The first draft of the leader’s guide is finished. It’ll get a couple of proofings …
PARDON ME for returning to my video What Romans said about crucifixion, but I’ve spent many hours this week sorting through cuss words and name-calling in around 1,000 comments posted on my YouTube channel about this particular video and about …
PAUL WAS A POET. Preachers know it. That’s why they often quote him when it comes time to end a worship service and send the congregation back out into the wild, where they need to act like the Christians they’re supposed to be. …
I LOVED PARAPHRASING THE HAPPY BOOK of Ephesians. I finished it last week and posted it on the Casual English Bible website. I even uploaded an accompanying leader’s guide and atlas, which can be downloaded as a PDF for a buck. Paul cared a …
LIKE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE, here’s the Christmas story from the new Casual English Bible I’ve been paraphrasing. I loved working with this cherished story. I hope it shows. Joseph goes home to Bethlehem 2:1. About the time Mary …
I WANTED TO WORK ON A HAPPY BOOK in the Bible, as I continue paraphrasing for the Casual English Bible. It has been a vicious year for those of us who follow the news—and especially for news journalists and former news journalists like myself. We …
NOT THAT THE BIBLE needs help. But we certainly do as we talk about it, try to make sense of it, and work on figuring out what we’re supposed to do about it. Today I’m launching my first Casual English Bible leader’s guide and …
I WONDER. Is it worth the trouble to make maps for the new online Casual English Bible? Are they sexy enough to help draw readers into the Bible? This online Bible thing is an experiment that keeps getting bigger and bigger. For one, the Trademark …
