Alan Jacobs wrote a book entitled “How To Think: A Survival Guide For A World At Odds.” Here are some excerpts… “T. S. Eliot wrote almost a century ago about a phenomenon that he believed to be the product of the nineteenth century: “When there is so much to be known, when there are so […]

What if there was a person who said stuff that a lot people really hated to hear? And let’s say that (for the most part) what this hated person was saying was actually aligned with stuff that Jesus of Nazareth emphasized. And let’s say someone murdered that hated person. What should the response be? What […]

“A lot of times when I think I’m being self-sufficient, I’m really just learning to live without the things that I need.” – Kevin Wilson “He liked to get off by himself, a mile or so from camp, and listen to the country, not the men.” ― Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) “Anything is better than […]

“You, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.” “God – Your thoughts are very deep! The stupid man cannot know; and the fool cannot understand this.” “God – you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me […]

In the book How To Stay Married (by Harrison Scott Key), at the beginning of chapter 20 (entitled Easter Eggs) – HSK provides one of THE BEST overviews and explanations of the Bible! Go find that book (I recommend the audiobook version). Look up that chapter. And… revel in the accuracy of Harrison’s synopsis and […]

The Boss tells Jacob, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. I myself will go down with you to Egypt.” Why would The boss tell Jacob to abstain from dread and dismay? What is there to be afraid of? (see Acts 7:6). “Jacob sent […]

“Come near to me, please.” “Do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me into slavery, for God sent me before you to preserve life. God sent me before you to preserve you. It was not you who sent me here, but God.” “Come and live near me.” “I will provide for […]

Isaac loved Esau (25:28). Ishmael settled over against all his kinsmen, and Ishmael’s sons were twelve princes (25:18,16). Ishmael and Isaac hung out together at their dad’s funeral, and their dad died at the age of 175 (25:9,7). Abraham was married to Sarah, Hagar, and KETURAH! Abraham’s kids WITH KETURAH were named: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, […]

“Grace doesn’t sell; you can hardly even give it away, because it works only for losers and no one wants to stand in their line. The world of winners will buy case lots of moral advice, grosses of guilt-edged prohibitions, skids of self-improvement techniques, and whole truckloads of transcendental hot air. But it will not […]