Today
I’ve been reading erotic literature all day. Incredibly powerful, delightful, exquisite, and God-honoring. There are a lot of songs, but this is the best.
Category Archives: Arguments
Psalms and the OT
I’m working on Psalms now, and as usual, I’m not going to be able to comment here on most of it given my weariness and my continued development of thought. But a brief thought tonight. The book of Psalms advances the narrative of the Old Testament. It’s not “off on the side,” sort of a… Read More »
The Amazing 8th Century
It struck me recently that I’ve spent a lot of my life in the 8th century BC. It was quite the 100 years. Near the beginning of the century, Jeroboam II became ruler of the Northern Kingdom and he reigned for 41 years (793-753). My earliest intensive acquaintance with the 8th century was courtesy of… Read More »
Between Hosea and Jonah
I’m not doing as much with this blog as I have in the past, and I’m not sure what the next few (or many) months will look like. This research/writing project is taking more time than I had hoped. I had planned fixed boundaries, both on each day and for each book (of the Bible). … Read More »
1-2 Kings
This morning I begin 1-2 Kings. Here’s how the book looks in Wordle. Today is the first day since I started this project that I have been on schedule. That won’t last long if I continue to find distractions like Wordle.
Salvation in Judges
I was reading a chapter on the book of Judges today and I came across a sentence that stopped me in my tracks. God did not wait until His people had cleaned up their lives (i.e., repented) before He saved them. He delivered them when they cried to Him for help ([Judges] 3:9, 15; 4:3;… Read More »
On Judges and Reading Whole Books
Today I read Judges. I don’t know exactly, but I estimate that I spent about five hours reading through the book (once). It was an exceptional journey. I’ve suggested here before that we need to read more books (and less stories and chapters). Things come to life in a different way if you read the… Read More »
Deuteronomy
I have a strict schedule for my arguments project this year, but unfortunately I got a couple of days behind right at the start with the Israel return and illness. This past week I’ve been working on Deuteronomy, but when I woke up this morning I had not written any of my argument proper (I… Read More »
Leviticus
A few weeks ago in Jerusalem, I was on a tour of the Western Wall tunnels with an Israeli guide. She’s a fifth-grade teacher by day, but she supplements her income by taking tourists along through excavated passageways in the evening. As we had some time to talk personally, I asked her about her job… Read More »