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Browse at Your Own Pace

Begin wherever your curiosity leads. The studies will be here when you’re ready. When I shared my first Matthew study on Facebook today, I mentioned that I planned to post daily, though I might not share every post on Facebook. As I continue setting up this blog, I’ve realized that what matters most to me is making my past studies available for anyone who wants to explore them. For now, I’ll be adding posts to my heart’s content as I work through those studies. Some days that may mean one post; other days it may mean several. I’ll continue reading through and preparing each one before sharing it. There is no need to keep up with everything as it appears. This blog is becoming a place you can browse at your own pace—begin with a book, a question, or a study that interests you, and follow from there. The Bible Books page gathers studies by book, while Study Threads helps connect topics that travel through more than one book. The labels on individual posts also bring related material to...

Daniel: A Blueprint Overview

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As I studied Daniel, I began noticing recurring connections: kingdoms, worship, understanding, sacred things, appointed times, and the difference between power taken by force and authority given by God. This overview gathers those observations chapter by chapter. It provides a starting point for the more detailed studies I will share here. I follow the approach explained in my Blueprint: begin with the explicit text, observe its details, compare related passages, and leave room to explore without presenting every possible connection as a settled conclusion. Daniel 1 — Captivity, Food, and Inward Allegiance The book begins with people from Judah and vessels from God’s house taken into Babylon. Daniel and his companions receive new names and training for service in the king’s court. Yet Daniel determines in his heart not to defile himself with the king’s food and wine. God gives the young men knowledge and understanding, and Daniel receives understanding of visions and dreams. What stand...