To prepare a good Bible lesson, you need some squirrel-like characteristics. Scamper. The initial phase of any lesson prep is surveying. This is an important part. The more you survey the less likely you are to wind up in some dead end. In English class, they sometimes call this phase of paper writing simply "finding a topic." To do this, you must survey lots of verses, … [Read more...] about Of Squirrels and Bible Lessons
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The Curve Ball
"After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself." -2 Chronicles 32:1 After...these acts of faithfulness. Well, if that don't smart! King Hezekiah was a good king. He followed the Lord with his heart. He kept the commandments. Chronicles … [Read more...] about The Curve Ball
Consuming Fire
"For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God" Deuteronomy 4:24 God stands apart from me to a degree I cannot fathom. He is wholly other. I am creature. I am fallen. I am as the grass. God is infinite. He is righteous. He is perfect. He knows everything. He created everything. He sustains everything. He is holy. He is worthy of all praise and … [Read more...] about Consuming Fire
Pencil Reading
I am a pencil advocate; this much you may already know. But you may never have considered why pencils far outstrip pens. Why are pencils superior to pens for reading and note taking? The reasons are many and irrefutable. (You should note I am speaking of mechanical pencils in particular). Pencils do not bleed. No need to worry about your thin Bible pages. Mark … [Read more...] about Pencil Reading
Who Are the Nephilim?
We find a strange allusion in Genesis chapter six. We read, "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown" (Genesis 6:4). Note the ESV avoids translation here. "Nephilim" is simply a transliteration of the … [Read more...] about Who Are the Nephilim?