The Poetic Personality
When I was in high school, one of my favorite textbooks was a Norton Anthology of English Literature. I’ve held onto it in faith that...
The Old Testament – oh, come on.
The Study of History A couple of days ago, I started watching a TV documentary series on ancient archeological sites. I’m always a little skeptical...
Adaptation and the Old Testament
John Gladden I’ve mentioned before the large cemetery next to my house. In the days of COVID-19, when there aren’t just too many places to...
Old Testament Morality – Too Harsh?
I argued in the last post that Old Testament morality, far from being capricious or out of character with the New Testament, in fact enshrines...
On Celebration
Perhaps, instead of taking this season to brood over what we’ve lost, we should take time to appreciate all the things we still have. ...
Living Well
Well, it’s been a month, and the coronavirus is still raging. With the death toll in the news everyday and some extra free time on...
COVID and Times of Crisis
Life Not-Exactly Under Lockdown Well, it’s been quite the week. I know my life has been turned topsy-turvy, and it’s probably been less affected than...
Sunlight in my Soul
Daylight Savings Time (and a lack of rain) have allowed me to see much more of the sun this week than I have in quite...
A Little Bit of Sunshine
A little bit of Sunshine The light and the darkness – they’ve become the most obvious of clichés. They are so obvious that, despite using...
Walking on Water
During my first Navy tour, Matthew 14:22-33 (the story is also found in Mark 6) became one of my favorite stories in the gospels. To...