by Wendy Widder | May 4, 2014 | Babylon, Daniel 3, Daniel 6, Pain, The Book of Daniel
Over the weekend, a friend posted a video from graduation ceremonies half a continent away from the Edge of Nowhere, and I was able to hear one of my former students sing “I Am Not Ashamed (of the Gospel).” By herself, she was every bit as good as the Brooklyn...
by Wendy Widder | Apr 6, 2013 | Babylon, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
You can learn a lot about people from what they say – which is one reason it’s often a very good idea to keep your mouth shut. Or, as the inimitable 16th president of the United States is said to have said, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak...
by Wendy Widder | Feb 25, 2013 | Babylon, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
A twisted source of pride for many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (and a source of chagrin and consternation for administration) is its ranking as one of America’s top party schools. I can assure you that although I spent six years at this, um,...
by Wendy Widder | Feb 9, 2013 | Babylon, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
The villain of Daniel 5 is Belshazzar, who only appears in this chapter. Who is this flash-in-the-pan character, Belshazzar? You might consider this a gimme question since the text says pretty clearly who he is: he’s Nebuchadnezzar’s son. The narrator says as much in...
by Wendy Widder | Mar 14, 2012 | Babylon, Daniel 3, The Book of Daniel
Disney makes a big deal (and a lot of money) about making dreams come true. I’ve only been there once and I don’t recall having my dreams come true, but maybe that just means I should go more often. How many times does it take, I wonder? Speaking of making dreams come...
by Wendy Widder | Feb 23, 2012 | Babylon, Daniel 2, The Book of Daniel
It may take me longer to get through this dream than it took the Israelites to live through the Exile. My apologies to those of you sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to sort out the interpretations of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue dream. Daniel gives a pretty...
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