Pigs, Pearls, & Pretense
I love obscure passages in Scripture because they always force me to dive deeper into the potential meaning of the text in order to understand what is actually being said.
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The Top 5 ways Americans read our culture into Scripture
If you did not know, reading Scripture is a difficult endeavor at times. Since we do not share our language, culture, or literary nuances with the authors of these writings, at times we read aspects of our American culture into the words of Scripture. And many times it’s not always obvious…
Read MoreBook Review | “A Peculiar Glory” by John Piper
Only when we change what we see do we change who we will eventually become.
Read More1 John 1:7 | Walking in his light
Missing by an inch or missing by a mile is still missing the standard that John establishes here.
Read MoreReading as Conversation: Learning to Hear the Voice of God Today (Pt. 2)
In the first part of Reading as Conversation, we talked about the two pivotal events that propelled me into changing the way I read the Bible. I also talked about how the Bible is a game-changer. What that means is if we want to see the Bible do what God intended for it to do […]
Read MoreReading as Conversation: Learning to Hear the Voice of God Today (Pt. 1)
If you believe in God, then you have asked yourself some variation of this question: How can I know what God wants for or from me? Another way the question has been asked is, “Is it possible for me to hear God’s voice today?” The implication being that God no longer speaks with people like […]
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