Lost in Translation

Christ is Risen! Yesterday, I was asked about different Easter greetings and how they are different from one another. The simple answer is that there are several phrases Christians use to address one another on Easter and while they may…

You’ve probably heard the word anthropomorphism before; and if not, you can search my posts on the website and read about it, but in summary, it is the idea of giving physical human attributes to non-human things. When we talk…

Janet and I are headed out later this year for an intracoastal cruise in the southeastern part of the United States. We are in the process of trying to decide what things we would like to do when we are…

This week, we started the spring session of the Soul Sisters, the church based Bible study I have taught to the women of Zionsville Presbyterian Church for many years now. I enjoy it, in addition to the fact that I…

I was listening to a Christian pianist several weeks ago and she was discussing the Bible and reading Scripture during her performance. Many of the carols that we traditionally sing come out of the narrative of Luke’s Gospel but Lorie…

We are in the fourth week of Advent and are awaiting the arrival of Jesus later in the week. The four Advent candles are lit and we will light the center candle, the one representing Jesus, on Christmas Eve. We…

Every several years I am asked to speak to a women’s group that Janet is a member of. They are fundamentally a Christian group and each month they have a speaker present a short program that would be of interest…

I am in the middle of teaching the Gospel of John to a group of ladies, the Soul Sisters, at the church we attend almost 30 minutes from our home. I was originally asked to address the group close to…

Janet and I have been watching a new program on Fox Nation that is named, “God. Family. Football.” Generally speaking, I am impressed with the number of people and topics that promote a faith based lifestyle on the network. While…

Although I am not very good at it, most of you know that I insisted on going to a seminary where I could study under a Greek scholar so that I could have a better understanding of the Bible. Although…