Monthly Archives: January 2009

The New (Same Ol’) Economy

Print more money and spend, spend, spend! (idiots!) My grandchildren are screwed.

Children’s Bible Story Books

I’d really like to find these books. When I was in elementary school, I had a set (I think there were eight books) of hardcover, children’s Bible stories. The covers were different, bright colors (lime green, bright yellow, hot pink, et cetera) As I recall, the illustrations were Gustave Doré prints (perhaps in duotone). One [...]

Smile…

GOT THEM Do you know this thief? Please contact Detective Sheldon at the Graham PD: 336-570-6711.

When Life Happens

What is man that you are mindful of him? (Ps 8:4) The next time you think the whole world is against you, consider your scale. The earth seems like a very big place… but as you move through our solar system, our planet becomes much smaller. And in comparison to our own sun, we are [...]

Genesis 8-11

I love the phrases “fountains of the deep” and “windows of the heavens” in Genesis 8:2. It gives the impression of an inexhaustible supply of water. Then we see that God has control over it like a tap that can be shut off. What control of nature and power. Yet Genesis 8:21 shows something in [...]

Genesis 4-7

Noah did everything the Lord commanded. It may be just a comment about the ark building; then again, maybe he did everything the Lord commanded. Yet it was still God who saved him from destruction.

Genesis 1-3

Why does the ESV Study Bible indent some verses? For example, Genesis 1:27; 2:4; 2:23; 3:14-19  are all indented. They do not all do so because they begin a new pericope. Why then these typographical considerations? I don’t see anything in the preforatory material or in the study notes. Another ESV-SB question: There are some [...]