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Bible Reading 101 (Part 2): Keep Track

What do you keep track of? People keep track of calories, expenses, water consumption, sex, bills, medications, vacation time, chores, taxes.  Why do we record these things?  When…
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The Emoji Bible

The twitter account has been going for almost a year, but the moment you've all been waiting for, the newest version of the Bible, in that special language…
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Story of God Commentary Video

What is the new Story of God Bible Commentary series?  I'm glad you asked. To answer your questions about the SGBC, Zondervan has prepared a short video (2…
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Something is missing

When you're looking at a book on Amazon, there's a blue tab that says, "Look inside" to allow you to magically look at some content, a free sample…
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How much is your Bible worth?

So Einstein's Bible was just sold for $68,500 at an auction in New York. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57591466/bible-signed-by-einstein-fetches-$68500-in-nyc-auction/ How much is your Bible worth? Einstein's inscription says (translated from the German)…
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One Big Thing and Three Small Things

The big thing today is Easter.  Jesus rose from the dead.  Everything is small in comparison. Last night at dinner, my son Nate said, "Hey, the last episode…
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Need a shrink? (Psalm 119:24)

Your decrees are my delight, they are my counselors (Psalm 119:24 NRSV). Once again the psalmist "delights" in the commands of God.  The word "delight" appears ten times in…
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I Love Them All

Does it ever seem like there are too many translations of the Bible?  My software program BibleWorks has over 40 English translations.  Since I teach Old Testament, people…
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I hate Study Bibles, part 2

My previous post ("I hate Study Bibles") generated more interest than many of my posts, so just like Hollywood, I thought it warranted a sequel.  Just to be…
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I hate Study Bibles

I love the Bible.  I've devoted my life to the teaching of God's word.  But I have a confession to make. I hate Study Bibles.  Not the actual…
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