God Just Might Be a Lefty

by | Jun 1, 2013 | Aramaic, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel

People have asked me on occasion why I like Hebrew (the language of the Old Testament) better than Greek (the language of the New Testament). There’s a variety of ways to answer this question, but today’s answer is that Hebrew is friendly to lefties. If you’ve had the...

Of (Non-)Marriage and (Non-)Motherhood

by | May 13, 2013 | Singleness

“So, why aren’t you married?” I thought I had passed the point where people ask me this question. In my experience, it seems to have had something of a statute of limitations on it, and when enough years have passed, no one asks anymore. This is totally fine, because...

The Folly of Flunking History

by | Apr 28, 2013 | Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel

I have kept Daniel waiting in the wings too long. The queen has made her speech, Belshazzar has made his, and Daniel has been patiently waiting his turn while I’ve done this, that, and the other for the past couple weeks. Today’s the day. Bring the man on stage and...

Speed Bumps and Sermons

by | Apr 21, 2013 | How to read the Bible

I have to drive over six particularly obnoxious speed bumps every time I leave my condo parking lot. “Bump” is what you’d properly call them if they were half their height. Bellingham seems to love such speed “bumps,” but I can’t figure out if their abundance means we...

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