I am working through 1 Samuel for a Bible Study Series, and of course early on in the narrative I encountered the issue of polygamy. (Elkanah: “I’ve got two wives. Isn’t that bigamy!” It’s a joke, a pun of sorts!) I needed a resource to which I could direct the teachers to help them prepare [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Some Incendiary Thoughts
Posted in Bigamy, Bookman, Old Testament, Polygamy on August 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Coming Home from the Philippines – Part Two
Posted in Bookman, Philippines on August 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been here in the Philippines since last Friday. It’s an amazing place in sundry ways, but with all of its charm and interest, one element of life here especially impressed me.
The driving is a genuine wonder. It has the quality of an unfolding act from the Cirque de Soleil festooning the country as [...]
Coming Home from the Philippines – Part One
Posted in Bookman, Philippines, Steve Wheeler, White Fields on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, actually home by way of Japan. As I type, I’m sitting at the airport in Manila, PH, waiting for a flight to Osaka, Japan. It’s Friday afternoon. I’ll only be in Japan till Monday – one-day conference on Saturday, then preaching on Sunday.
The ministry that made it possible for me to be here [...]
