What about children hearing a bible story for the first time? What is interpretation to a child? Like adults, they use their senses. Continue reading
While the Bible might be fun to write as click bait, it does not need to be—it’s better in so many ways. Continue reading
My wife, who has a profound gift of noticing things I do not, said to me a while ago “Did you know that the first thing you do in the morning is to go look at your phone?’ She was, of course, entirely correct. What does it say about where my heart is directed, if my devotional life is pushed behind my emails? Is there a better way to enter the day? Continue reading
If we can carve out time for Zumba, surely carving out time for church is also possible? We haven’t figured out what commitment looks like without either persecution or Christendom. Continue reading
The context, clearly, matters. Whether it’s fun quotes or scripture, the context gives more life and depth to the quote itself. Continue reading
Do horrific stories such as the death of John the Baptist mean that the Gospels are meant for adults only? How well can our children know trauma? How much should they know? Continue reading
Imagine if we read as much scripture and/or theology as we did everything else we read? Continue reading
This coming week, at Bible study, we’ll gather again – to study, to pray, to be aware of the cost to some people to undertake a similar activity. Continue reading
An overheard conversation at a play raises the question about society: are we biblically and religiously illiterate? Are we to lose the meaning and benefit of centuries of art because we do not know the most basic of biblical narratives? Continue reading
Are our lives, like those of fairy-tale characters, pre-determined? Do we take Paul’s statement about predestination in Ephesians chapter 1 as amounting to nothing more than a fait accompli? How do we Read the Bible as living and active text for our lives? Continue reading
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