Maizey our dog, diagnosed with lymphoma
MAIZEY runs with some of her pack. On the Saturday after Christmas our vet gave us the news. Swollen lymph glands on her neck tested positive for lymphoma. WHEN WE FACE A TOUGH SITUATION and there’s …
Silent Night
ONCE MORE WITH FEELING. Here's one last listen at a new release of Silent Night. It's a whispering, mellow sound, recorded on a microphone from an earlier generation. Enjoy. Merry Christmas to all. …
What we look like isn’t who we are
THE DENTIST’S CHAIR is not a place I usually associate with spirituality or things of God. But it was there this morning that I learned something about who we are. The dental hygienist was at a pause …
Printer rejects Casual English Bible
A MOUSY QUIET PRINTER I met at a meal last week texted me a strange note earlier this week. In it, he refused to print a Bible I never asked him to print. "Good morning Steve, I have decided to not …
This is a fine Casual English Bible mess
SAVED BY THE BAKER. These are the perfect peanut butter cookies, warm and perfectly served to me in a timely manner—when The Casual English Bible® website was driving me up the western wall. I’M NOT …
From Silent Night to a sappy poem
SHORT AND SWEET AS A SONG. Because it is a song. Silent Night. Here's the video link: Silent Night. It has a been day or two since I've put together a Christmas video for you. Here's another. This …
Bible paraphraser's day
I JUST LOST JEREMIAH 5 TODAY. I’m supposed to be paraphrasing that chapter right now. But I’m one-hour into working with tech support, trying to solve a mystery. (It took 2½ hours.) I wanted to know …
Condolences for Christians bummed by election results
I GOT A PAINFUL EMAIL at 5:35 this morning, after the election. It was from a lady who has been helping support The Casual English Bible® this year. She and her husband were deeply upset about the …
Daniel in the lion's cistern
DANIEL WASN'T IN A LION'S DEN. It was more likely just a hole in the ground—a cistern for storing water. Cisterns in that dry land were often empty and sometimes used to store supplies such as grain. …
Bible pro tips: What good leadership looks like, part 2
WITH A BIG ELECTION ALREADY UNDERWAY, I thought it might be a good idea to see what the Bible says good leadership looks like. Nearly half the nation is bashing the other half over how to vote in what …
Funny Bible verses
THERE ARE FUNNY BIBLE VERSES that jump off the page and smack me a good one. Not usually in a bad way. But in a way that catches me off guard. That takes some doing because I have spent more than 40 …
Theology of Deputy Barney Fife
ONCE UPON A TIME I wrote jokingly that I’d have trouble with the Sermon on the Mount if Jesus had the squeaky voice of Deputy Barney Fife from the "The Andy Griffith Show." Then an old friend of mine …
AI Bible paraphrase vs Casual English Bible®
AI WILL PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS, someone told me recently. They'll write better easy-reading Bible background books than my Complete Guide to the Bible. They'll create a Bible paraphrase that's more …
Looking for Sodom and Gomorrah
THERE'S ONE MAP people want to see more than any of the 900 we have so far at The Casual English Bible® (TCEB). Sodom and Gomorrah. Not surprisingly, given human nature, they want what they can’t …