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How to Boggle Your Mind: The Miracle of Language
Language is mind-bogglingly complex – as illustrated, in a small way, by the strange word “mind-bogglingly”! The Bible is written in human language. If we care about interpreting the Bible, it pays off to think…
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Nine Ideas to Improve Your Learning
There is a reason why this site is called Create a Learning Site. The name combines two of my main passions, learning and creating. I love to learn, and I love to share what I…
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Expository Preaching: A Power Tool for God’s Church
I don’t preach very often. I am at heart (and by profession) a teacher, not a preacher. But I do believe that preaching is of the utmost importance. There is no greater power that materially…
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Luther and the Lament Psalms
Numerous evangelicals in the West have embraced a theology that denies many forms of suffering the right to exist: this ought not to be – not if we are a new creation in Christ! More…
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LXX: It Was All Greek to Them
If you have ever used Bible reference works, you may well have come across these somewhat mysterious letters: LXX. (Hint: they have nothing to do with XXL.) If you have done a fair bit of…
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Reading the New Testament in Greek: What Was It Like?
Last year in February, I wrote about my intention to read the New Testament in Greek and report regularly on Tumblr and other social media on my progress. So how did I do? Well,…
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How Do People Get Hungry?
The past few months, Franziska and I have been busy with our move. We are finally getting back to a more settled state, so from here on, I should be able to give more of…
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The Millennium Is… When?!? (“The Battle” and the Millennium II)
Shortly before the end of his book, John writes about “the battle” and the millennium. In the previous issue, I argued that these images may be more fluid and flexible than most readers recognize. “The…
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The War Is On: “The Battle” and the Millennium I
In my beginning years in the School of Biblical Studies I spent a lot of time studying and teaching subjects related to eschatology (or the end times). One of these was the millennium, a fancy…
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Ecclesiastes: What Am I Missing?
For a long time, I have had a nagging doubt about Ecclesiastes. It is a sense that I am missing something. Let’s face it, this is not an easy book. The question of authorship is…
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What Is Wrong with the SourceView Bible App?
Nothing. Everything. It all depends on how you use it. Okay, one step back: what is the SourceView Bible app? It is the app that builds on the SourceView Bible, produced by David Hamilton and…
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Giving Deuteronomy a Second Chance
I often get asked what my favourite book of the Bible is. The real answer is (it is not the one people want to hear): I don’t know. A number of books come to mind…