Another rotation around the sun.
Fifty-nine
Category: Essays
Author’s Intent, Walking
Sometimes, a good walk is just what’s needed to recharge the batteries.
Author’s Intent, The Business of Writing
Why authors should focus on the business of writing.
Author’s Intent: Who Wants to Live Forever?
How have media figures achieved a form of immortality?
2022
Does anything really change at midnight on December 31?
Author’s Intent, Year End
Another year ends; another begins.
Real Bible Studies: Matthew 19-20, Mark 10
How did Yeshua (Jesus) approach the subject of divorce, according to Mark and Matthew, and why is it so difficult for the rich to enter the Kingdom?
Real Bible Studies: Matthew 18, Mark 9
The Greatest In both Gospels, the Disciples ask Yeshua who’ll be greatest. As is usual, Matthew puts a slightly different spin on it than Mark. In Mark, the question is posed in such a way to imply the Disciples are asking which is the greatest among them, but Matthew frames it as the greatest in … Continue reading Real Bible Studies: Matthew 18, Mark 9
Real Bible Studies: Mark 2-5
Many episodes in Mark are repeated in Matthew, who almost always puts his own spin on them. Frequently, Matthew summarizes passages Mark embellishes and expands on topics Mark summarizes. Matthew also mixes and matches stories that are connected in Mark, possibly to obscure when the events are occurring. In addition to not offering a nativity … Continue reading Real Bible Studies: Mark 2-5
Author’s Intent: Fatigue
Recently, on Wednesdays, I’ve been publishing Real Bible Studies but this week, I’m taking a break. This is mainly due to the fact that I’m finishing up a month filled with many twelve hour work days, and I’m just not in a very creative mood right now. Plus, I have another writing project that’s been … Continue reading Author’s Intent: Fatigue