Jenny L. Hassell 
What did people in the Bible actually do for a living? They caught fish, tended sheep, made tents, collected taxes, and sold stuff. Let’s check their qualifications and see what their workdays actually looked like. Help Wanted Fishing Join a commercial fishing crew working the waters of Galilee. Duties include casting and hauling nets, sorting … Read more
Bible Recap Day 121 sent me down a rabbit hole I was absolutely not expecting. Tara-Leigh Cobble was talking about David conquering Jerusalem (in her daily video) and building his palace there when she casually mentioned that archaeologists may have even found his private toilet. Excuse me? You cannot just say “King David’s private toilet” … Read more
Some weird stuff happens in the Bible, no lie, and I’m makin’ a list! Here is what I’m finding in Genesis. There are talking serpents, mysterious giants (the Nephilim!), stolen household gods, a woman who turns into salt, and some family drama that makes the Real Housewives look like a kids’ show. The Serpent Talks … Read more
Sometimes I get mad, and then I get worried that being mad means I’m doing something wrong. That’s usually the case, but the Bible is full of angry people whom the Lord loved. Not all of their anger is treated the same way. The cards below are ordered by “heat” with the reds progressively darkening. … Read more
We’ve already looked at the questions God asked people directly in Let Me Ask You Something. He also asked questions through the prophets, usually with no expectation that anyone would answer. “Can a person hide himself in hiding places so that I do not see him?” really means, “You cannot hide from Me.” God knew … Read more
The Bible has plenty of people who felt forgotten, abandoned, left behind, or just flat-out alone. And these weren’t nobodies. They were people God loved and used in huge ways. So if you’re sitting there feeling like everybody else got invited to something you somehow missed, you’re in pretty good company. Feeling alone doesn’t disqualify … Read more
Day 85 – Joshua 12-15 Joshua defeated 31 kings. Final score: Joshua 31, Canaan 0. Reba shows up again! But it’s probably a dude. They killed Balaam son of Beor…. but did they keep the talking donkey? #JusticeForBalaamsDonkey You get an inheritance, and you get an inheritance, and you get an inheritance…. but not you, … Read more
For most of the book of Job, Job wanted answers. He wanted to understand why everything he had built and loved had been taken from him, and he wanted God Himself to explain it. By the time God answered him, Job had lost his children, his wealth and his health. He had spent chapter after … Read more