by Wendy Widder | Dec 22, 2013 | Wayside Stops (Reflections)
While most churches don’t crack open hymnals anymore (if they even have them), the ones I’ve been part of typically still sing an array of songs found therein. (This is probably a contributing factor to my membership at said churches.) But I love books, so even when...
by Wendy Widder | Nov 23, 2013 | Singleness
It’s not available until sometime next spring, but a new edition of Living Whole is in the works and can be pre-ordered now. Here is the preface to the new edition: Writing this book changed my life. I suppose some people who have been changed by writing a book...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 20, 2013 | Daniel 6, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
Sometimes the Bible is outright confusing to us (for example, the bit about the sons of God marrying the daughters of men in Gen 6 – that’s a head-scratcher). Other times, it is refreshingly straightforward and clear (for example, the bit about God being...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 7, 2013 | Aramaic, Daniel 6, The Book of Daniel
Daniel 6 is the last of the narrative (i.e., story) chapters in the book before we move into the apocalyptic/prophetic half of the book (chs. 7–12). It’s also part of the block of Aramaic text we’ve talked about before, and in this Aramaic chiasm, the story of Daniel...
by Wendy Widder | Sep 15, 2013 | Daniel 6, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
“We’ve got some news, good King Darius We fear your position is precarious” These opening lines from the Veggie Tales song set in Daniel 6 are truer than the songwriters may have known. One of the many conundrums in the book of Daniel is the identity...
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