Craig Donofrio

  1. "Make an idol for Yahweh!"

    book
    08/02/24
    4 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    . . . which, as you and I (and Craig and Troy) know is a very very bad idea. Why don't the people in the book of Judges recognize the bitter irony in what they say and do?

  2. Sammy, Sammy, Sammy . . . sigh

    book
    07/19/24
    4 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    You know what the most amazing thing about the story of Samson is?
    Sammy, Sammy, Sammy . . . sigh

  3. Oh Samson, honey, no. Just . . . NO

    book
    07/17/24
    4 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Well, it appears Samson didn't learn his lesson after all.
    Oh Samson, honey, no. Just . . . NO

  4. There's gotta be an easier way to burn a field

    book
    07/05/24
    5 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    Once again, Samson feels he's been wronged.
    There's gotta be an easier way to burn a field

  5. Gut honey

    book
    06/28/24
    5 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    So, how many ways can Samson violate his Naziritic vows (that's a question, Samson, not a challenge!)?
    Gut honey

  6. The Angel of the Lord, "this woman," and the promised child

    book
    06/24/24
    4 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    The beginnings of Samson the Nazirite and his vows.
    The Angel of the Lord,

  7. Jephthah, the bomb in Gilead

    book
    06/15/24
    5 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    As Craig and Troy continue through the book of Judges, we encounter Jephthah. Did God raise him up, or was he raised up by men?
    Jephthah, the bomb in Gilead

  8. Gideon: It's complicated

    book
    06/07/24
    4 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    Gideon swears that none but God will be the leader of Israel, and then immediately becomes a tyrant.
    Gideon: It's complicated

  9. I dreamed a dream of the 300

    book
    05/31/24
    4 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    God always seems to work through that which is least likely to work, so that all glory is ascribed to Him.
    I dreamed a dream of the 300

  10. Fleecing God

    book
    05/24/24
    4 mins
    By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr
    Gideon accepts the call of the Lord whole-heartedly . . . well actually no.
    Fleecing God

  11. Sisera's splitting headache

    book
    05/10/24
    4 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    The story of Deborah, Barak, and Jael is interesting and complicated.
    Sisera's splitting headache

  12. Gideon . . . mighty man of valor??

    book
    05/10/24
    4 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    The Lord calls Gideon while he is hiding out in a winepress for fear of the Midianites.
    Gideon . . . mighty man of valor??