Earlier in the week I encountered the most befuddling passage yet in my reading. It was near the beginning of Exodus (24-26) on page 111 and the paragraph seemed to have little to do with the surrounding story. God was suddenly and inexplicably angry, about to short-circuit His stated plan that was just [...]

I’m excited to be starting a new book! When I started with Exodus the Bob Marley classic popped into my head and has been there since.
» Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Then, when I began reading about Moses, I was instantly flooded with images of Charlton Heston as Moses from The Ten Commandments. [...]

Yesterday, in reading day 12’s section from John, as Jesus continued to debate the doubting Pharisees, I was intrigued by a particular passage (John 8:12-18):
Jesus once again addressed them: “I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.”
The Pharisees objected, “All [...]

During the last two nights I read through the first six sections.  The book is currently alternating between Genesis and John— very interesting to switch between Old and New Testament readings in this way.  I’m not hurrying through any of it, rereading various sections that are hard to follow.  Some of the family trees in [...]

I got the book last night and read through the intros. The two others who are reading at the same time are already ten days ahead. I’ve got some catching up to do! Good thing I have vacation time coming up next week. Turkey and the Bible— should make for quite [...]