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I found one of the free online Bible Geography courses! It's at Gordon College. Introduction to Historical Geography – Biblical eLearning

I have had very little control over my life the past few years. God creates funnels that narrow my options to few or no choices. At the beginning of this process I was terrified and frustrated; now I trust that the process. I am also curious about the endgame. My imagination is never great...

LOL I powered though another lesson. Three down and five to go. My scores are a steady 93 and I know I have not mastered the material, but that is good enough for this course. I am been having terrible trouble with my eyes since just before I started college, but God used that to help me as...

Especially if it something that is reinforced in the greater society and/or home as expected behavior. I was ordered to paste overly-literal and isolated scriptures onto a messed up worldview that was not from Christ. I was expected to view myself and my worth according to secular values. They...

Things got real messy there for a bit. It is just easier now, and things fall into place that didn't. Now that I understand my worth in God's eyes as context, what the other children think about my worth doesn't have the same effect. If they tell me that I am something, that does not make it...

12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. So very very true! This has been an important guiding scripture to me for a long time. But at the same time, I am not in college right now, and won't be back in...

I did another lesson and it went a little easier. The professor actually chastised the audience if we were doing what I have resorted to doing. He actually slowed down enough to discuss something that I understood enough to disagree with. I see that the main topic of this 2nd lesson is expanded...

My tolerance for Christian mess is much greater now than it was. I don't need people to agree with me to be around them. Before I knew what boundaries were, I felt very out of control around other people who were not in agreement with me, because I felt like I needed to obey and orbit whoever I...

NICE!!!

I am not feeling as hopeful about the vaccine as some others. I want to be wrong, but I am responsible to move forward according to what I believe. I think our leaders think it is important for the economy that people feel confident enough to spend money over the holiday. Positive talk about a...

Isolation is more harmful than beneficial, but there are some benefits. Since this level of isolation is beyond my control, I am trying to maximize the benefits whenever possible. The opportunity to experience some of these benefits is a privilege. Some of the greatest works of literature were...

I am on my third BBN course. I really enjoyed the first two classes, but the one I am taking right now is painful for me, though. I loved 10500 Dispensational Theology. I took it slow and took lots of notes. The information is organized and presented in a fairly consistent manner, and things...

One of the BBN courses I took today talked about the evidences of faith and salvation.

I pray that God will make sure that you are protected no matter what happens. That he will open or close doors as needed to keep you safe, and grant a miracle that makes the presence or non-presence of the vaccine in your body irrelevant if necessary.

I have some chronic medical conditions that I was unable to access standard treatment for. The people that did get the standard treatment are suffering crippling side effects and even death. Neglect and marginalization saved me. I guess one benefit to wealthier people having earlier access to...

I'm afraid. If that is debate or a sin, I'm sorry.

Most days still reach a high of 60 here, even though the nights sometimes go below freezing. Snow can happen, but entire winters go without any snow. We have had no rain for over 200 days, so I am not planning on any precipitation falling from the sky, rain or snow. I need to go make a water...

One of the things I miss most about my pre-Covid life is bookstores. I have not been to a bookstore since Covid struck and cannot imagine it will be possible to enter one for a very long time. I have never in my life gone so long without entering a bookstore.

Jesus says his burden is light and talks about childlike faith. This can be taken too far; but on the other end of spectrum is a secular pursuit of knowledge that is not required of me, and might even be warned against. If God wants me to pursue this science stuff at more than a surface level...