I'm going to begin a series of Bible Study blogs on the Song of Solomon. This book of the Bible is unique in several ways, but I'll get to that in a moment. Here's the first verse, rendered from a number of different English translations, which is the singular topic for today's blog post. The [...]
Travel Log: Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park
We did not know much about Calvin Coolidge, so when we found out his birthplace and museum was close by we thought it a good opportunity to learn. Coolidge was the 30th U.S. president, serving in that office from 1923 to 1929. He was Vice President under Warren G. Harding, ascending to the presidency when [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 13 (The Final Chapter!)
When I set out writing the posts for this bible study of Hebrews (back in January) I did not intend to take quite this long. It has been longer between posts than I had planned, but it couldn't be helped. Perhaps my next study will be a little more efficient! I have contended throughout this [...]
Our First Month in Vermont
I've been working on this blog post for several weeks now. Sorry it took so long to get it finished! Getaway Mountain Campground We arrived in Vermont on May 2, 2019 to spend the summer here. We are staying at Getaway Mountain Campground in Ascutney, VT. The campground, along with many of the local businesses, [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 12
I've already commented briefly on the opening verses of this chapter in a previous blog post. In Chapter 11 (as you'll recall from the last Hebrews Study post), the author laid out a list of Old Testament examples of faith which endured through to the end of the life of the individual, but nevertheless the [...]
Bible Book Studies: Hebrews 11
You just have to have faith! We've all heard this at one time or another, and sometimes these words, or something like them, are offered with the intent to be an encouragement, but often feel hollow and empty. The author of Hebrews comes to a discussion of faith in Chapter 11, and to understand its [...]
Travel Log – April 2019
We arrived back in Florida on March 27 to spend two weeks visiting our son and daughter-in-law and Darlene's sister, brother-in-law, and great nephew. We spent a lot of time at Disney and got to attend our church in Lake Alfred. We also got to see the Colorado Rockies play the Tampa Bay Rays. On [...]
