Riddleblog and Blessed Hope Podcast Updates:
You may recall that I made the previous version of “For Freedom” (my exposition of Galatians) available to those who listened to Season One of the Blessed Hope Podcast series on Galatians. That version (1.0)—the script for the Blessed Hope Podcast episodes on Galatians—was a working draft which has now been edited and updated (version 2.0). I am making For Freedom available as a free PDF download for personal use only to anyone interested
I’m getting a surprising number of Riddleblog viewers from China. I wonder what is up
We’ve gotten a good amount of rain in Southern California, and now warm weather is upon us. That means allergy season is at hand. I hope my gunky nose and throat will not cause delays to the Blessed Hope Podcast release schedule. Hard to record for 90 minutes between coughs, snorts, and throat clearing
Season Four of the Blessed Hope Podcast is wrapping up soon. It is a deep dive into 2 Corinthians entitled, “Life in the Midst of Death.” 2 Corinthians is a difficult book but is filled with Pauline gems and wisdom. I encourage you to give it a listen. Lord willing, Season Five will be a deep dive into the Book of Romans, and will launch in the mid-late Spring
Thinking Out loud:
The last words I ever want to hear coming out of any president’s mouth — “I can do whatever I want”
Spring training has begun. Is a lockout inevitable?
How on earth does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame continue to snub the band Boston? Or Ten Years After? Alvin Lee was a great performer—his 9 minute “I’m Going Home” on Woodstock’s last day stole the show. And TYA was easily one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen (four times back in the day, of course). The RRHF is a joke
I saw my first commercial on a YouTube pop up for Ramadan meals—Halal Lamb from New Zealand. It was a first rate ad, but another reminder that Islam is and will continue to be a serious issue in the American future
People throw the term “facist” around without any idea what the term actually means, its history, or its derivation. If you can’t define the term, do not know its history, or know what a fasces is, then stop using the term when berating your political enemies until you do. Then you’ll need to find another term for those you oppose because no current political figure (left or right) is a “facist” in any meaningful sense of the term
In the TMI department, I recently had a colonoscopy (I’m fine). But I was afraid the Dr. would find a wad or two of pink bubble gum—of the flat brittle sort that used to come with a pack of baseball cards. I swallowed a bunch of it as a kid and am pretty sure not even battery acid could dissolve it and that some may have been still lodged somewhere within
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