January 18, 2009 – 9:00 am
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 [...]
December 15, 2008 – 9:12 am
The artwork on the cover of our church bulletin yesterday was “The Star of Bethlehem,” by Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), perhaps my favorite of the Pre-Raphaelites. I meant to put a note in the bulletin as to who painted it but I always forget something. As much as I love Burne-Jones’ paintings and stained glass, it’s [...]
October 17, 2008 – 10:04 am
My Premium Calfskin English Standard Version Study Bible was waiting for me on the front porch yesterday. I opened the box, took off the shrink wrap, and opened it upon the table…and it laid there without closing up. It was almost like it was already broken in from months of use. The bindery is much [...]
October 16, 2008 – 6:29 am
Susan received her ESV-SB hardcover yesterday. Scott got his ESV-SB Trutone too. Scott said, “That Study Bible is like having Jesus right there with you.” From down the hall, we heard Brad say, “He is, Scott.” My calfskin ESV-SB won’t ship until next week. Besides using it in my devotional reading with Susan, I look [...]
October 8, 2008 – 3:51 pm
A Character Study of Eli Eli was the great-grandson of Aaron (Exo 6:23-24 shows Eli’s father, Elkanah, in the Aaronic line) and so, being in that priestly lineage, we find him as both Judge and Priest at Shiloh when he is first mentioned in Scripture (1Sa 1:3). This introduction is one of an old priest, [...]
September 26, 2008 – 4:54 pm
A Character Study of Hannah Elkanah had two wives—Hannah and Peninnah. The former was barren and the latter had children (1Sa 1:2). The latter also provoked Hannah because of her infertility, grieving her beyond comfort. Elkanah’s love for her and his gifts seemed to mean little to her. She only wanted a child. She was [...]
September 26, 2008 – 3:04 pm
A Character Study of Ehud Eglon, the king of the Moabites “joined forces with the Ammonites and the Amalekites” (Jdg 3:13, CEV) in order to wage war with Israel. He was victorious and ruled Israel for 18 years (v14). Verse 12 tells us the reason for Israel’s downfall: the Lord saw fit to give them [...]
September 25, 2008 – 4:12 pm
We’ve had so much rain lately that toadstools (or mushrooms or some kind of fungus) have been landing on lawns up and down the streets of Graham. I got on my belly with my 50mm fixed-focus AF f/1.8D Nikkor lens and took a few shots. I like this one. Click it for a larger view.
August 26, 2008 – 6:22 am
As I mentioned a few months ago, I really like Wordle. It takes your text and makes a typographic arrangement. There are a lot of controls one may use to change the layout. I worked awhile until I achieved “God heard Rahab” in red. This Wordle is based on my last post, “Deliverance in a [...]
I’m not sure why I like photographing sunflowers. A year ago, I was shooting fields of them and a few weeks ago, I was after them again. I never thought of sunflowers as a cash crop. The seeds? Yes. The flowers? No. But there they were, at the Williamsburg, VA, farmers’ market. Dozens of dozens [...]