No, this is not a birth announcement. It’s just the continuation of the Bible Reading Guide I wrote for my son. Haggai All of the prophets you’ve been reading so far were written before Israel and Judah were carried into captivity or while they were still in exile. But the last three prophets were all… Read More »
Excluding the game that I missed, Mark has scored every goal for his team this season. He has never played forward, either. (I didn’t say that it was a good team.) I see that I posted a picture of Mark playing soccer shortly after we moved to the US three years ago (and more here).
Deep Springs College – I’d never heard of it, but I admit that I’m fascinated by what they do and how they do it. I was interviewed a few weeks ago on Time to Revive radio show with Kyle Martin. Our topic was David and Goliath. A direct link to the audio is here. Do… Read More »
This book is one of the least known in the whole Bible, I think. Most people can’t remember anything about him. I think, however, that if I was teaching a class on the prophets, I might start with Zephaniah. The reason is that he’s a very normal prophet but he is short. So by studying… Read More »
Thanks for participating with us in the latest edition of “Name That Baby!“ We enjoyed your responses. The night we posted the survey was the night we “decided” on a name. I put that in quotation marks because nothing is final until the ink is dry on the birth certificate. But we think we finally… Read More »
Nahum God sent Nahum to predict doom for the Assyrians. Doom for the Assyrians is good news for all those who have been oppressed by them. Thus this is bad news for all nations who would oppose God, and good news for those who trust and submit to him. Habakkuk This prophet had two questions.… Read More »
Since I’ve had seven consecutive posts now with no comments, I think it’s time to re-involve the reader. I think it would be interesting to solicit your suggestions and/or predictions as to the name of our child. The ultrasound doctor said the child is a boy, and Kelli has a C-section scheduled for Monday, October… Read More »
Jonah You already know this story. Keep in mind the difference between how compassionate God is for people (even cruel people from Nineveh) and how uncompassionate Jonah is. It’s really a sad story in that regard. I think many Christians are like Jonah. Micah Micah is a normal prophet in that he gave good news… Read More »
Amos Amos was mostly upset with how people in the northern kingdom were treating each other. The rich were nasty to the poor, and Amos said that they would suffer for it. Some of them thought that they could offer sacrifices (their equivalent of our “going to church”) and be ok with God. Amos told… Read More »
Do you ever wonder how life seems unfair? Why does one friend get cancer, but I do not? Why am I burdened with a certain family problem but everyone else seems to be normal? I found this analogy from John MacDuff helpful: The gardener has occasionally to subject his plants to apparently rough treatment–cutting, lopping,… Read More »