by Wendy Widder | Oct 20, 2012 | Daniel 4, The Book of Daniel
I’ve tried numerous times to learn German (not for fun…because it definitely isn’t), but the vocabulary kills me every time. Seriously, when a language allows the ad infinitum gluing together of words already-too-long to make new-out-of-control-longer words, it pretty...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 6, 2012 | Daniel 4, The Book of Daniel
I live in the Evergreen State, and a line of towering pines across my parking lot reminds me of this whenever I sit at my desk. If any of them decides to fall eastward, I’ll be really glad to have renter’s insurance. When my sister and I drove through nearby forested...
by Wendy Widder | Sep 30, 2012 | Daniel 2, Daniel 4, The Book of Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar’s first disturbing dream came to him when he was a new king (chapter 2). He saw the “large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance” (2:31, NIV ) and, although the dream troubled him, things ended well for him. The interpretation bode...
by Wendy Widder | Sep 23, 2012 | Aramaic, Daniel 4, The Book of Daniel
So what’s this important something Nebuchadnezzar had to say? The suspense has probably been causing you pain for a week. Let me put you out of your misery. The great and mighty king of Babylon is bubbly. He’s tickled to tell his story. The stuffy wording of most...
by Wendy Widder | Sep 17, 2012 | Aramaic, Daniel 4, The Book of Daniel
I still send letters, honest to goodness letters, through the mail. (I’d say I still write letters, but that’s not true. I type them.) When I tell people this, they look at me funny. (I try to avoid telling them at the same time that I don’t carry a cell phone.)...
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