Home, Sweet, Home
Some housekeeping needed
We made it home from our three weeks out of the country on Saturday night. After leaving Naples on Friday, we had an overnight layover in Zürich then an eleven hour flight to San Francisco and finally a short hop flight to Redding by Saturday evening. The overnight in Zürich allowed us to see a quiet, organized environment after the week’s chaos in Naples. We also had some great cheese fondue.
But alas we are home and it’s time for me to return to In Plain Sight as a Bible site, not a travel site (though I do look forward to incorporating insights from my trip to Israel when called for).
So below are a small list of things to expect from In Plain Sight in the days ahead.
In the weeks ahead, I turn back to the Sermon on the Mount and will take up verses or chunks of verses for the next several months until finished.
The basic material will be available for all subscribers, but I will begin to put the Greek insights and other materials behind the paywall for paid subscribers (of course I want you to do that if you like!).
As I have mentioned before, I plan to begin a long project on the interpretation of Revelation when finished with the Sermon on the Mount, probably in September (and if Jesus does not return before then).
Occasionally I will write something off topic (like the Maradona post) or a travel post if I am somewhere interesting. No matter what, I desire to write any of these off topic posts with a view toward thinking about God and the Bible.
Finally, Substack has made a few nice changes to the site both visually and organizationally, allowing for the organization of posts into sections. Another change is the ability to add tags. Though I am not the most techie of people, I do plan to incorporate some of these as I am able.
I do have a request or two.
First, if you are finding this Substack site helpful, inspiring, interesting or positive in any way, I would appreciate any feedback you have and would ask that you share the site, or individual posts, on your networks (Facebook, etc.).
Second, I love comments to the posts of any sort. If you see a mistake, please let me know (like Madonna instead of Maradona—thanks Michele). If you disagree with my interpretation, please let me know (and why). If you have something to add, please let me know. If a post has helped or encouraged you, please let me know.
Third, if some comment thread gets started that you would like to chime in on, please do it! Good (and respectful) back and forth discussions can be highly enlightening.
I am loving the privilege to study and write consistently about the Bible.
Thank you for reading.
Peace,
Jackson Painter
An Invitation
Are you interested in learning New Testament Greek? I will be teaching an intensive course with 50 hours of live instruction via Zoom from June to August. Please contact me at jack.painter@gmail.com or go to https://www.rightonmission.org/intro-to-new-testament-greek for more information. I would love to have you!