And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So [...]

On my blog, I have been studying, praying over and working on a translation of Matthew. My blog acts as a place to give updates, to record what God is teaching me, to share great quotes, to remind myself what is important and create some level of accountability among a community of Christians who read [...]

This week I’ve been dwelling a lot on the assignment. There are a number of things I could choose to write about ‘vision’ in relationship to God from past experiences. Since that might be a bit too wordy (which tends to be true of me anyway) I will pick one thing that has impacted my [...]

Counterfactual History. Ever heard of it?  Basically, it is a process whereby one learns to deeper appreciate the sequence of events as they historically unfolded by asking, “What if” questions based against fact.  For example, you might ask, “What would our lives be like if Thomas Edison hadn’t invented the light bulb?”  I am writing this [...]

One morning I woke up to the sound of a helicopter.  It sounded as though it had landed in my head.  When I stood up the room began to spin and everything went white.  My heart began to race and the sounds got louder.  Out of nowhere life as I  new it turned inside out and upside [...]