I'm a middle-aged lady from Arkansas who married a Marine, traveled the world, got a degree in history, rescued some dogs, made a bunch of friends, and fell in love with the Bible. I also like to write things.
In your own Bible, Leviticus chapter 3 will have one of several different titles. It might be called the Well-Being Offering. It might be be called (as it is in mine) the Fellowship Offering. Most likely, though, your Bible calls this chapter the Peace Offering. “Peace offering” is by far the most common English translation … More Leviticus Chapter 3 – The Peace Offering
Learning the Levitical Offerings One of the best things you can take away from a first study of Leviticus is an understanding of what each of the levitical offerings meant to the Ancient Israelites. Why did they make these offerings? What did they think about when they made them? What were they saying to … More Leviticus Chapter 2 – The Grain Offering
If you have not read the Introduction to this series, please go and have a look at it, first. There are foundational points outlined in that post about the book of Leviticus as a whole: who wrote it, when, why, etc. All of that is really important for understanding the original context and purpose for … More Leviticus Chapter 1 – The Burnt Offering
I planned to write about something else today. I was going to do a little piece to clarify the “clean” and “unclean” terminology in Leviticus for the Lent series, but I find myself unable to write it because I’ve got this thing pressing on me, and it’s drowning out everything else. On Monday, The Gospel … More Why TGC’s “PMS Article” Is a Problem
Introducing the Introduction Welcome to my series on Leviticus. Today is Ash Wednesday, and the first day of Lent. I can think of no better date on the liturgical calendar for starting a study of this book. Whether or not your tradition participates in the burning of the palms and the wearing of ashes, Lent … More Leviticus – An Introduction
As those of you who read this blog regularly (thank you, by the way) will know, I grew up Catholic. I grew up super Catholic, if we’re being honest. I wore veils in church. The entire service apart from the announcements and sermon were spoken in Latin. There were rules and rituals for absolutely … More Lent 2020 – Let’s Talk About Repentance
If you’ve never heard of chiasm or chiastic structure, have no fear: you’ve come to the right place. If you already know everything there is to know about chiasm and chiastic structure, you can skip this one or just hang around to enjoy my charm and wit (/grin). I have used “chiasm” instead of “chiasmus” … More The Shape of Leviticus: A Chiastic Motherlode
Oh my goodness, I am in LOVE with this month’s SRT box. I’m actually not a fan of the art design on this one. It’s simply not my taste. These things are always subjective, but I don’t see myself really blissing out on the art for this one. That’s honestly okay with me because the … More She Reads Truth – February 2020 Box (Lent)
“Why is the Bible so obsessed with yeast?” I had no idea how important that question would be. I was reading chapter 2 of Leviticus. It was my second attempt at the book after putting it down in disgust the previous evening in chapter 1. I had gotten to the part about squishing a bird … More Symbols in Leviticus: Yeast & Honey
I’ve been afraid to post this one and put it off for a couple of days, changing it a bit and trying to make it more palatable. I even considered deleting it because I want to talk about Scripture, not this stuff. I have to, though. It’s pressing on me too much, and I think … More Let Us Repent, and Heal this Body
