Where Do We Begin? Part 1

One might think of the Bible as a book that demonstrates how God has acted in relationship with his people. According to Dr. George Ladd, the late Professor of Theology at Fuller Seminary, Scripture is the word of God written in the words of men (George E. Ladd, The New Testament and Criticism, 1966), 12). [...]

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Where Are We Going!

Where Are We Going! Over the next few posts we are going to cover three areas: The Western world’s penchant for minutia and the breaking of the Story into fragments. How Story is an antidote for this fragmentation. The concept of the Kingdom of God as a prism through which we can understand the Story [...]

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Presuppositions: Those Shades Are Cool!

It has become fashionable in the West to wear sun shades to protect the eyes. They come in all shapes and sizes and all kinds of colors. It just so happens that we all wear some color of shades in our glasses when we read Scripture, which is our presuppositions that we bring to the [...]

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The Bible Says What?

Hundreds of hours are devoted to reading and studying the pages of the Bible. I am sure that most followers of Jesus have gone to or are a part of an ongoing Bible study. Bible studies come in all shapes and sizes. All colors and sounds. Here’s a type of Bible study that I have [...]

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The Bible Can Be Difficult To Read!

The Bible has been around for a long time, but not as long as God has. It’s been here for several millennia in its literary form and several millennia before that in its oral form.

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