New Feature–View Recordings of Talks

Photo by Rev. Tony Lewis

There is a new feature here! Did you miss an event or a talk? Now you can view Zoom recordings of Bible Studies or listen to podcasts and other interviews I have done. There is a new tab on the website header; Look for “Bible Study or Other Talks.” Click on it. You will see a long list of interviews I have done on various podcasts as well as Bible Study sessions on Zoom. Click on whichever you want to listen to or view–some of the Zoom sessions require a password, which is listed there for you to copy-and-paste.

Check back on the “Bible Study or Other Talks” page often. It will be updated at least once a week, if not more frequently. There are more recordings in April that I am in the process of adding as well as more recent events. I expect this to continue even after the pandemic restrictions ease: Zoom recordings are just a standard feature of life now.

If I find other talks or presentations that I think you might be interested, I will add a few of those links as well. Keep checking back and see what’s new on the new “Bible Study or Other Talks” page!

Happy (belated) Birthday, blog-readers!

The author of a blog I enjoy reading — it’s about the adventures of an English-speaking resident of Prague — recently announced that his blog is now EIGHT years old! It seems like only yesterday that I discovered it, swift on the heels of his having begun writing it. Time flies! But it made me think, “How long have I been writing THIS blog?”

So I checked. This blog began in January, 2013. So it’s just celebrated a “Happy Belated 4th Birthday!” We will hit the 300th post sometime later this year — this post is the 260th since that first post slightly more than four years ago.

Sometimes I have a series of posts planned out weeks in advance. Sometimes I don’t know what I will post about until I realize that it’s time to post something and I have nothing written! In either case, I hope you — the READER — find them interesting and informative and enjoyable. (Or at least one of these qualities.) And I hope you check back each week to see what is new here. (You can SUBSCRIBE TO THE BLOG, if you want. See the place to do that on the right side of the page? I think that means you get an automatic email when there is a new post here. Or you get an email that contains the post itself. If you SUBSCRIBE, let me know which it is.)

A fourth birthday is momentous. When a child turns four, it means they are almost ready for kindergarten and imaginary friends are important. (That’s still true for me!) In the Bible, there are 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) and 4 major prophets (Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel). There are also the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse — who could forget them?! The tarot cards numbered “4” are about consistency and stability and the Emperor card is the fourth of the Major Arcana, signifying authority and competence as well as the need to make something solid and real.

It was also an honor and a pleasure to recently be a guest on British author E. Rachel Hardcastle’s podcast.

“Happy Birthday, blog-readers!” We made it this far–HUZZAH!

Mystery Thriller Week

Mystery Thriller Week is here! Scads of wonderful mysteries and thrillers are available! Great events and contests are happening non-stop all week long! More authors than I can count are participating this year. Do you need a new book–or several–to keep you busy on the subway or to enjoy when you are not out manning the barricades? You can find whatever might suit you at Mystery Thriller Week!

In connection with Mystery Thriller Week, you can read a great interview I did.