I'm a little behind in my 'read through the Bible chronologically' plan, but I was reading the early chapters of Exodus yesterday and it kick started a line of meditation that was encouraging to me all day. Here's a few things I noticed:1. In Moses' confrontation with Pharaoh, Pharaoh's magicians who practice the 'dark arts' … Continue reading Thoughts from Exodus 7-8
Author: Daniel Waugh
Song of the Week
This is going back a while, but I still like this album a lot. Enjoy!The Beauty Of Gray - Live
Shoddy Journalism
I am no fan of Nancy Pelosi, but the CNN piece Ridiculous items in stimulus plan, by Ruben Navarrette Jr., is so shoddy and misrepresentative that an apology should be issued. Aware that this post is in danger of dying the death of a thousand qualifications, let me say I am not in favor of … Continue reading Shoddy Journalism
The Book Thief
I just picked up a copy of The Book Thief. The lady behind the counter in the Barnes and Noble Starbucks gushed about it. I wouldn't have bought it, but I saw that its the book picked for One Book One Bloomington and Beyond 2009 and that there were five or six book discussion groups … Continue reading The Book Thief
"My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man": Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel , by Susan Niditch
Book description from Oxford University Press:"The story of Jacob and Esau is told in the book of Genesis. With his mother's help, Jacob impersonates his hairy older twin by dressing in Esau's clothes and covering his own hands and the nape of his neck with the hairy hide of goats. Fooled by this ruse, their … Continue reading "My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man": Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel , by Susan Niditch
God Entranced 