Paul Stroble

Paul Stroble teaches at Webster University and is the author of several books, most of them with Abingdon Press. He blogs at Journeys Home, part of the CCblogs network.

Articles by Paul Stroble

Make straight a highway

Dec 04, 2012 by Paul Stroble

The son of a truck driver, I like highways and image of travel. Checking The New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary's entry about roads and highways, I learned that a messila was a built-up road, intentionally constructed and improved, while a derekh (Num. 20:17, 19, Judg. 21:19) was a path was formed because of constant use and thus had become a road.

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Where our help comes from

Psalm 121

Oct 11, 2010 by Paul Stroble

During college, I taped a religious poster on my dorm room wall. Under a photo of a white country church against a green, timbered hill were the words, "I lift up my eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help."

I liked the Bible verse, the scene was pretty, and I enjoyed the peaceful reminder of rural home places. But a friend who was knowledgeable in scripture said the poster was theologically incorrect.