excited about a piece of twisted wire

I know it’s been a while since I’ve written.  I hope you haven’t forgotten who I am. 🙂  I write books about studying the Bible and devotional books about hymns and miracles. This is my way of saying I haven’t forgotten about you. Mentally...

Not like Jesus

I’m slogging through the edits of my book on how to study the Old Testament.  After that I’m considering a book on how to study the gospels. The gospels are tricky. The main character is Jesus.  He became human and took on flesh just like you and me.  But...

A plague of disrespect

My first advice to anyone asking me how to get more spiritually serious is “read the Bible”. It is the first step to reversing the curse of ignorance and biblical illiteracy.  These two factors literally “plague” Christians all over the world...

Is the Old Testament worth our attention?

I have a friend who thinks the Old Testament in the Bible is nice and good, but when it comes to studying it, thinks time is better spent on the New Testament. Do you know anyone like that? Perhaps that’s your personal view right now? On one level, it’s...

The lesson of the handwritten epistle

Last week I wrote about my efforts to memorize the book of Ephesians by handwriting it out every day.  Not the whole book yet, just chapter 1 (and then focusing on just a couple paragraphs). It’s been an enlightening experience to get up close and personal with...