Not done yet…2 Kings 25

I just finished reading through the history of Israel from creation to exile in the year-long Bible reading plan I’m doing.  My heart warms every time I read the last few sentences of this massive historical train of books that begins in Genesis and ends in 2 Kings. OT Scholars have often called this the [...]

Reading through the Bible? Encouragement from Bonhoeffer

I’ve been trying to read through the whole Bible this year, just about to finish Deuteronomy in my OT reading.  I’ve talked to many people who gave up trying to read the Bible after hitting the middle of Exodus (some multiple times).  I highly sympathize with them.  But I was encouraged by a quotation from [...]

Strange Things Near Bethlehem…

I had the opportunity while in high school to go on a trip to Israel.  One of my favorite places was the fields just outside the city of Bethlehem.  It’s one of the few landscapes in Israel that look surprisingly like the mental image I had as a child of the Christmas story.  Big sky, [...]

CS Lewis’ View of Old Books

If you’ve never checked out the work by Athanasius, On The Incarnation, you should.  It’s a helpful reminder of some of the basic reasons why this whole Christmas thing was necessary; many parts will be more reminder than revelation, but we tend to forget rather easily.  Especially notice Athanasius’ emphasis on the restoration of the [...]

Top 5 for All Saints Day

In honor of “All Saints Day” being Saturday and because I am too busy this week to actually write anything, I am asking folks to submit their top 5 Christians who have impacted their lives in some way.  They can be living or dead.  Rules: 1-No Biblical People!  Maybe we’ll save that for a future [...]