We've been settled at our semi-permanent location in Florida now since mid-August. Fall has arrived (according to the calendar), but daytime highs are still in the low 90s. Darlene is still recovering from her leg cellulitis wound and we're grappling with medical bills now. While we stay put until at least mid-December, I thought I'd [...]
Month: September 2018
Chronological Bible 38: Looking for the Messiah
This is our final week (in this series) in the Old Testament. Our passages for consideration are Ezra 9-10, Nehemiah, Malachi, and Joel. The book of Nehemiah tells the story of Nehemiah, who was a slave cupbearer in the courts of King Artaxerxes, who gained the favor and blessing of the king to return to [...]
Chronological Bible 37: Returning from Exile (or not)
This week's passages are Daniel 10-12, Ezra 4-8, Haggai, Zechariah, and Esther. The passages this week essentially tell two parallel stories. Ezra tells about some of the exiles who are released from Persia (which conquered Assyria) to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Haggai and Zechariah prophesy words of encouragement to the Israelites to [...]
Chronological Bible 36: Looking toward the future
This week's passages were 1 Chronicles 3, 8, Daniel 4-9, Ezekiel 29-30, 40-48, 2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 52, 2 Chronicles 36, and Ezra 1-4. I want to discuss two sets of passages from this week's readings. They are typically considered eschatological, or prophecies concerning end times, when God issues His final judgments on humankind and [...]
Medical Update 9/8/2018
I haven't updated you lately on Darlene's progress. We are settled in an RV park in Florida during her recovery. She is seeing a wound care specialty group now. They have placed her on a Wound Vac system which she will wear all the time until the wound makes progress. After one week of being [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 