This information on bibliomancy (“book magic”) is related to the topic of lectio divina, which was addressed here. Merriam-Webster defines bibliomancy as “divination by books, especially the Bible.” A similar…
Bibliomancy
Year: 2023
Prayer—Two Extremes
Could there be any more widely separated extremes than what we’re seeing in reactions to public prayer? Back in 2015 (though I only just learned of it early in 2023),…
Sacred Handkerchief?
I warned about sacred objects in a previous article. But what about Acts 19:11, 12? That passage records that people were being healed by handkerchiefs and aprons (likely, sweatbands and…
Detective Perspective
Remember the TV series Columbo (with Peter Falk as the detective)? Yeah? Well, so do a lot of other people. And back in the day, the word was that even…
Hero or Impostor?
It was 1980. Our children were ages 7, 4, and 1. One morning the 4-year-old was pestering the other two terribly. Finally, I’d had enough. I grabbed him firmly by…