The Ordinary Unfamiliar
John, especially in Revelation, has a knack for making the ordinary unfamiliar. A throne…that shoots lightning. A sea…of crystal, or glass. Seven lampstands…that are spirits, and—earlier—churches. But this is good…
Magic and the Word
Could there be anything less compelling for a young man than to learn that Jesus Christ is the Word? The Word? He couldn’t be The Sword or The Knight or…
Kavod
Moses received ten words on the mountain, surrounded by glory. Kavod is the Hebrew word for glory, and it shows up on Sinai like a lightning cloud, like a fiery…
Teaching Atlases and Freemo Journals
We’ve been writing teaching atlases at Westwinds for 10 or 12 years. Our first teaching atlases were made on our church photocopier. They were sermon manuscripts that we printed on…
Why I Love Independent Publishing
Everybody has things that they think are good and that they want to do. You might want to do a charity, or help someone, or do something kind for somebody…
Weird Western
I’ve been working on a scifi-western novel in my off-hours since 2013. It’s been a long process, complete with many setbacks, disappointments, and failures. The book isn’t ready yet, but…
The Bible and Slavery
Urge bond-servants to be subject to their own masters in everything. Titus 2.9 When translating Titus, we made an important editorial decision that must now be addressed. We changed…
Levels of Friendship
You don’t find friends; you make friends. When I moved away from my childhood home, I had to re-learn friendship—something I had previously taken for granted—and begin investing in others…
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