Sometime along the way in my study of Job, I realized I was feeling certain versions were putting forth a better translation of a particular word or phrase than the others. The more I thought about it, the more I felt confident that each version was often missing a little something. When I think about… Continue reading J3: Job 3 – The Amalgamation – First outcome of the Process

Some sermon I heard long ago mentioned using your own name in place of love in 1 Cor 13:4-7. I liked that, but am not sure I ever did it. I eventually put it down as something to try in a blog and over time it fell to the bottom of the list, as I… Continue reading Random 4: A Wrinkle in a Personal Relationship

Job: The Adversary and the Artistry After six months of deciding what to study and how to study, I finally dove into Job. It took six weeks to get through the first chapter and two more to get to through the second. I was not in a hurry. I wanted to get into the poetry… Continue reading J2: Job: The Adversary and the Artistry

The next chapter in the book about mastering life is titled “Just for Today”. Its an interesting component of the pattern of being about your father’s business as it seems it could be a pattern of its own. It almost seems to align with a feel I have for the words “irrational numbers.” Irrational number… Continue reading Life Master 2: Patterns, Chapters, and … Just For Today

I tried to come up with a Bible study plan that would both interest me and take some time. I eventually came up with the decision to study Job. Soon thereafter I learned it was going to be a challenge. That was January, and it is now June. I have finally settled on a method.… Continue reading J1: My Study of Job: Six Months to a Method, or At Least One Decision

I read a book Mastering Life Before It’s Too Late by Robert J Morgan that was recommended by a member of my church’s financial counseling ministry. I’m on that team too. I actually needed to write a bio for the class I am leading now. After I read the bio I wrote, I thought everyone… Continue reading Life Master 1: Patterns, Chapters, and … Be About Your Father’s Business