New book to (maybe) blog about: Meaning of Creation--Genesis and Modern Science

Nearly a quarter of a century ago I read a book called The Meaning of Creation: Genesis and Modern Science, by theology professor Conrad Hyers. My recollection is that he looked at what the Bible meant in the original language and argued that the first two chapters of Genesis were never offered as literal timelines. I want to see if my recollection is accurate, so I will reread the book and (maybe) blog about it.

Defeated by Greek and Roman generals

I tried to read Plutarch, but his accounts of ancient generals mostly didn't do it for me. I skimmed more and more, even when reading about Alexander or the brothers Grachus. I think this book is better as a reference when I'm interested in a particular person, not as a 1200 page read-through.

Sorry.

Another article elsewhere

I wrote an essay that I felt deserved better circulation than this site gets, so I posted it at Medium.com. It's about the movie The Farewell, and how a story about culture clash winds up being a story of common humanity.