Song of Songs

So, I grew up with translations of Scripture that call this book the Song of Solomon being taught that Solomon wrote it. A lot of people have believed he wrote it because it has the subtitle, provided in the first line of the book, "of Solomon." Song of Songs, which is of Solomon, is a … Continue reading Song of Songs →

Ecclesiastes 9-12

"As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything." This one struck me because that is one of the great mysteries of life, isn't it? Humans have souls, spirit, but what … Continue reading Ecclesiastes 9-12 →

Sexuality

This is prompted more by recent conversations I've been having than by the Scripture in the reading the plan, but it seems a good time to discuss it nonetheless. This post is not meant to be definitive. This post is going to be my experience with the question of sexuality. I will, next month, address … Continue reading Sexuality →

Micah 5-8 Psalm 130

What does the Lord require? One of an escalating list of sacrifices? Or is it a lot more simple than that? According to Micah, God's been pretty clear: Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. I think that's... I think that's plain enough, don't you? Unfortunately, we see people argue about what is … Continue reading Micah 5-8 Psalm 130 →

Isaiah 58-60 Psalm 119:153-176

I missed another day. I'll recover my schedule eventually. I hope. Anyway. I kinda want to focus on Isaiah 58: 6-8. God makes it pretty clear that he doesn't really care about your showy observance. What he cares about is your heart. He doesn't care that you fasted dramatically. He cares that you got by … Continue reading Isaiah 58-60 Psalm 119:153-176 →

Isaiah 42-44 Psalm 119:1-32

“I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.” There’s a passage here about the absurdity of idols. Men gather practice their skill, gather materials, use some of them for mundane tasks and out of the rest make idols to worship. With their … Continue reading Isaiah 42-44 Psalm 119:1-32 →

Isaiah 28-30 Psalm 115

So Isaiah lays into the priests and prophets, the spiritual leaders of Israel who are severely failing the people, and he accuses them of being drunks on top of everything else. These people were responsible for the spiritual education and welfare of the nation and they were degenerates. Isaiah asks, who then will God teach? … Continue reading Isaiah 28-30 Psalm 115 →

Isaiah 23-27 Psalm 114

God is a stronghold to the poor. All the laws protecting the poor. All the injunctions to help the poor. It’s almost as God views poverty as a ‘neighborhood’ problem. In the midst of dramatic victory, defeating death, glorious imagery, there’s this line about the poor! God is mercy. God attends to the least of … Continue reading Isaiah 23-27 Psalm 114 →

When Something Need to Break

This series is a bit more difficult for me to write than the others. Through the Bible is the backbone of this blog, the original conceit. The Bible vs Sunday School is a secondary series with entries written as I encounter passages that seem to conflict with what I was taught, and Pieces of Me … Continue reading When Something Need to Break →

Isaiah 1-4 Psalm 109

So I can’t really imagine being Isaiah. He had a job, and that job was to tell kings with the power to have him killed that they were wrong and that their kingdoms were doomed. That’s it. I mean, yes, he also got to deliver the promise of hope, but that hope was WAY WAY … Continue reading Isaiah 1-4 Psalm 109 →