"Ephraim
After years of reading questions you get a feel for what prompted the question. I am fairly certain I know when a question is coming from...
Dante's "Inferno"
Dante’s Commedia is an imaginary guided tour of the afterlife from a Catholic perspective. The first volume, Inferno, takes the reader...
The Begats
I must admit that the genealogies in the Bible can be a challenge to reading the whole Bible through in one year’s time. It would not...
Psalm 33
“Shout for joy,” (v 1), “Give thanks to the Lord,” (v 2), and “Sing to him a new song” (v 3). Psalm 33 is a song of praise. Most songs of...
Reading the Old Testament Prophets
Three qualities stand out in reading the prophets in the Old Testament. They were lawyers, poets and prognosticators. First of all, the...
Turning Points Workbook
I have produced a workbook to accompany, Turning Points: Pivotal Moments in God's Story. The Workbook does not replace the main book. It...
Jeremiah v Lying Prophets
Jeremiah is a man “…to whom the word of the Lord came” (1:2). Over a dozen times Jeremiah introduces his messages by writing, “The word...
The Temple of the Lord
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house; and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the...
Correcting Assumptions
Books on how to study the Bible are in no short supply. The word used to categorize this kind of book is “hermeneutics”, or more...