Archive for the “The Bible” category
Ruth 1—Questions and Observations
by Glenn on July 1, 2021
The next step in my process of trying to understand the book of Ruth better is to formulate questions and make observations as I read the text and compare two different translations. I will be using the New Revised Standard (…)
Truth and the Bible
by Glenn on June 11, 2021
There’s an old joke about the three baseball umpires as described by Walter Truett Anderson. [1] Perhaps I am even beginning to understand the metaphor/allegory in a way I can explain it. Over a beer after a game, “One [umpire] (…)
Telling the Story of Ruth in Your Own Words
by Glenn on June 9, 2021
So I thought I would try and tell the story of Ruth from memory, to see how much I remember and to establish some sort of baseline for being able to re-tell this story myself. This is a first attempt. (…)
Reading Ruth
by Glenn on May 4, 2021
I’ve been thinking about the biblical story of Ruth for some time. I have more projects than time and self-discipline to pursue them all, but I hope to spend some time with this story. I thought I would begin by (…)
James R. White | The King James Only Controversy
by Glenn on January 21, 2020
In 2011, the New International Version was updated. I should get over this, soon (I hope), but there was something that felt underhanded about that update. It wasn’t the fact that there were changes, although I am change-averse. It was (…)
A Sermon on Joseph (Part Two: The Story)
by Glenn on July 18, 2015
For me, sermons should awaken faith and help people see Jesus. How do you do that? From my perspective,
Dr. Ray Lubeck on Christ in the Hebrew Scriptures
by Glenn on March 9, 2015
I’ve been having experiences at a rate quicker than my ability to process them. It’s exciting to feel like your life is full, but I feel frantic when I’m not able to take some time and think about what I (…)
Job Pt 6 (Job 32–37)
by Glenn on November 30, 2014
One of the curious aspects of Job is how little actually happens in the book. Let’s qualify that. There is action, described sparingly, in which a lot happens. There is dialogue, which goes on and on, where sometimes little seems (…)
Job Pt 5 (Job 26–31)
by Glenn on November 17, 2014
In great works of literature, almost always more is going on than one initially realizes, and this is especially true of the Bible, to which readers are likely to come with a baggage of preconceptions and habits of automated or (…)
David and Goliath
by Glenn on November 9, 2014
Some time ago I listened to a Ted Talk featuring Malcolm Gladwell telling the Biblical story of David and Goliath. I thought it was terrific. This afternoon and evening I tested my recollection with a bit of Malcom Gladwell binge-watching (…)
The Messiah in Micah
by Glenn on October 15, 2014
Recently finished the book of Micah and am learning the truth that the older I get, the less I know. As I read this minor prophet, I found myself both inspired and demoralized. The prophet Micah wrote, “But you, Bethlehem (…)
Job Pt 4 (Chapters 15-25)
by Glenn on October 8, 2014
I The focus of the preaching at Imago Dei Community this year has been telling “The Story,” God’s story as it is revealed through the Bible. We began with Genesis way back in the second Sunday of January and recently (…)