Ecclesiastes: the Cobblestone translation
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”Creating a cobblestone translation of the Bible is a devotional practice that entails reading every English translation of scripture and then carefully selecting each verse that best resonates…
Smoke and Dust: a commentary on Ecclesiastes
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”Been there, done that? Feel like everything that you could ever possibly do would just be more of the same old tired mess. Because I have. There are…
Cybertron Nativity: what makes the Autobots rejoice?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”I’m always looking for ways to help my kids contextualize the gospel. I want to keep them thinking and dreaming, imagining and re-visioning. Especially since they’re pastor’s kids….
Listening To Scripture
An excerpt from Shadowing God. Reading the Bible should not be reduced to some kind of requirement for good standing with God or the church. On the contrary, our relationship…
Burn, Baby, Burn
Revelation 21.22-22.7 “Heaven has gates? Just what kind of neighborhood is it in, anyway?” – Comedian Jim Gaffigan What if God is like the sun and sin is flammable? That’s…
Why the Boring Bits are Sometimes the Most Fun
Revelation 21.6-21 This section of The Revelation involves John tediously describing the dimensions of heaven’s walls, the names of heaven’s gates, and the materials used in the construction of heaven’s…
Continuity
Revelation 21.1-5 God the Father speaks in verse 5 for only the second time in Revelation. From the Throne he calls out ‘behold—I make all things new.’ I’d like to…
The Sword of Shannara
Revelation 20.7-15 One of the first fantasy novels I read was ‘The Sword of Shannara’ by Terry Brooks. It’s now a classic, and it introduced me to the marvelous capabilities…
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