Kathy Brasby Blog
Checking out an idea
Since my husband is an expert in measures and machines, he was the logical one to ask. “How much does a Chevy S-10 pickup weigh?” I said. “Oh, about 3200 pounds.” He was working on a game on his iPad so I didn’t get much of a look. “And an old Ford half-ton pickup?”...
The Bible: ridicule
Biblical stories use many strategies to convey a message, including ridicule. We’ve looked at humor before but let’s examine a few points of sharp humor in the book of Esther. Early in the story, we meet Haman, a cocky official of the king. He expected everyone but...
What kind of fool?
I am a careful reader and I did read that poster before I jumped in. Free cats. On the wild side. The photos on the poster were of three lovely orange and gray cats. My son and I were running errands when I found this treasure. We needed cats for our barn, which was...
The Bible: distant connections
Biblical authors sometimes use connections between the Old Testament and New Testament to help pry open deeper meaning than at first reading. An example is found at the end of John 1 where Jesus talked to some new disciples. They were impressed because he told one of...
Dousing the dragon
I had one of those coughs that made your toenails rattle and, after a morning of listening to my hacking, a co-worker gave me the evil eye. “That sounds like a smoker’s cough,” he said. “I’ve never smoked in my life,” I said. But I had to take it back. There was this...
The Bible: vivid imagery
Vivid imagery able to carry several layers of meaning allows a writer to add depth to their work. The Bible illustrates that principle well. For example, water is a powerful term in the Bible both literally and figuratively. Biblical stories were set in the Middle...
Setting Goldie free
I’m always amazed at how common life experiences translate into metaphors of meaning. When my daughter and son-in-law moved from one apartment to another, they were forced to leave their beloved goldfish behind. They’ll probably read this account so I’ll try to be as...
The Bible: an overarching motif
We talked about the use of a motif a few weeks ago, looking at the motif of the barren woman. Today we’ll look at a bigger motif that affected not only imagery in the Old Testament but in the New Testament as well. And this motif is commonly used in Christian...
Wise and not so
My younger brother was a high school wrestler, which made for an interesting lesson in the folly of letting siblings mature. His first practice of the season came shortly before my visit home from college. We hadn’t seen each other in a little while and he wanted to...
