Saturday Sisters: Study Buddies

One problem with group Bible studies is that everyone needs something different.

The Puppy Watches

Boom and the sitter play chess on date night

More Fiction: Rahab

  If you've followed my blog very long, you know that i enjoy Biblical fiction .
  This was one of several that caught my eye when i was looking for the Sarai book for our book club.

 Author's Philosophy of Fiction

  If i wasn't hooked enough on Pearl in the Sand from the web description, the introductory Author's Notes finished the job.

Saturday Sisters: Rahab

Rahab had been a prostitute,

but she had faith and welcomed the spies.

So she wasn’t killed with the people who disobeyed.

Hebrews 11:31

  Some things you can't ever live down.
  Ever feel that way?

Wordless Wednesday: Unrecognizable Landmark?

  i visited here in 1976.  A relative came, about 25 years later, after major renovations had been done.
  Or rather, ONE major renovation.  He did not recognize my photos. 
What does the building look like now?  Look here.

Scripture Pair (Trio)

  Ecclesiastes 3 has the very well-known eight verses about "a time for . . . ."  This one, less well-known, may be a summary of them:

  Different translations say it differently.  Essentially, people don't understand what God has already done, let alone what He's in the process of doing.  It's just too deep for us.
 

  This is one of "my" verses.  i'm just not driven to understand absolutely everything.

  The really interesting one with Ecc. 3:11, though, its "pair," is in Isaiah:

  Hmmm. We don't know the future.  God does. 
  Does this put us in our place or what?

Dealing with FSSA

  Earlier this week, the mail contained 3 envelopes similar to these.
  They were all essentially mine, though one actually had Max's name on it.