John 1:1 Who is Jesus? part 4 What's with this craziness? We're four posts in and we're still fixated on verse 1, and he's labeling it "John's weirdness." I mean, come on – it's clearly Steve who's the quirky one. Who knows, maybe it's me after all. AI-generated image based on, "Jesus is one with …
The Word
God speaks and things happen.
It all starts here.
The account of John beautifully begins with the same three words as the Old Testament book Genesis, "In the beginning."
Say hello to John
Who is Jesus? part 1 "John's Gospel, one verse at a time," was the title of a discussion on the Ship of Fools website in the early 2000s. I am not going to go as slowly as that, and I will take breaks. An AI-generated image of the Gospel of John What I intend to …
The song of Moses?
Psalms not in the Psalter The 10 songs: Song 2 These are the 10 songs of Judaism. Among them, two are found in the Psalter, and one is the Song of Solomon or Song of Songs, which I plan to delve into separately. It's also important to note that the last song, the Song of …
Psalm 150: A celebration of praise
"A person's entire soul must be dedicated toward one goal: praising GOD!
Psalm 149: Unveiling the Message of Praise, Protection, and Justice
Using Psalm 149 as an excuse for military action is completely unjustifiable.
Psalm 148: All of Creation Praise the Lord
Psalms in Book 5 affirm that God does answer prayer, God's promises are valid and they include a long love song for God's laws. The final 5 Psalms are songs of praise believed to have been written to be sung at the dedication of the second temple. Three of the final five psalms, Psalms 146, …
Psalm 147: God is at work
God gives us communities, and ideally, everybody is either doing the work of God and/or being helped. Yes, everybody.
Psalm 146: Get un-bent
If you let it, the Bible can be subversive. Especially if you are open to the Holy Spirit leading you. Sometimes, when you have expectations of where you think the Bible is going, the Bible seems to subvert itself.
Making an ass of myself 