Application – Part Two: Head, Hands, and Heart We have arrived to the end of our series on “How to Read the Bible.” These blogs were meant not to give every detail of Bible...
Application – Part One: Doers of the Word We have been discussing “How to Read the Bible” for several weeks at this point. If you have followed the process so far, then...
Interpretation – Part Three: The Main Point Have you ever been to one of those fancy restaurants that provides a full three or four-course meal? In those places, the waiters will...
Interpretation – Part Two: Answering the Questions Google has us spoiled. I don’t know about you, but anytime I’m enjoying good conversation with a friend and we find ourselves...
Interpretation – Part One: Asking the Right Questions We have been considering how to grow in reading and understanding God’s Word, beginning with observation of the text. Once we have...
Observation – Part Four: Structure and Mood We have been discussing how to grow in our Bible reading, noting that the first step is observation. Remember, we can think of this step as...
Observation – Part Three: Words and Grammar I watched a strange movie a few years ago called “Arrival.” In this movie, aliens arrive on Earth in their alien spacecraft....
Observation – Part Two: Genre Roses are red, violets are blue… Once upon a time… Which line begins a story and which line begins a poem? The answer is...
Observation – Part One: Book Overview For most of us, reading the Bible can be really challenging. I think a common experience goes like this: we start to read, maybe attempting...
Why Read the Bible In these blogs, I’d like to spend a few weeks on “How to Read the Bible.” Most of us know we should read it, and...