We don't need to depend on ourselves alone, and we don't need to guilt ourselves when our limitations make themselves manifest. The Spirit will work beyond them. [Click title to read more.]
Category: Bible
Meditations on Jeremiah
Jeremiah is an uncomfortable book that offers comfort nevertheless. [Click title to read more.]
Maybe It’s Time To Think About Memorizing Scripture
I want to memorize Scripture. I also don't want to turn God's word into a dreaded chore or a rote task, so I'm trying to do it my own way. [Click title to read more.]
Get A Travel Bible! There Are Uses For It You Might Not Expect
My new travel Bible has provided me some interesting and unexpected joys. [Click title to read more.]
What I Am Learning From My Project To Read A Passage of Scripture Every Single Day For A Year
Reading the Bible a little differently than I normally do is teaching me some interesting things. [Click title to read more.]
Five Strategies To Stop “Learning Loss” In The Church
Rather than learn or study or interact with the word of God on our own, we're often depending on relationships to do it for us. While that's a fine practice, it's becoming a struggle for people to engage with God outside of a relational context, on an individual level. And that's a problem. [Click title to read more.]
Approaching Revelation With A Different Perspective
I've always had a vexed relationship with Revelation, and I think most of the church does. Over the centuries believers have treated this book of the Bible as a decoder ring for current events, but in reality, it is worth a lot more than that and we should approach it as more than that. [Click title to read more.]
Walking In The Footsteps Of Those Who Came Before
An ancient manuscript fragment reminds me that the faith-work of today can be the blessing of generations to come. [Click title to read more.]
The Complexity of the Psalms
We miss the fullness and the complexity of the Psalms when we insist on cherry-picking certain cheery verses from them. [Click title to read more.]
Word Themes: A Helpful Technique For Your Bible Study / Prayer Life
I've been rooting around lately for a Bible study method that helps me to a) delve into Scripture in a meaningful and active way daily, b) keeps me engaged with God throughout the day, and c) gives me a window into keeping up a consistent and rich prayer life throughout the day. Here's what's been working for me. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 