Is the Bible just a library of faith? Is it a place to engage with the journaled experiences of the flawed men of faith in the Scriptures? Or is the Bible something more than the mere words of men? In The Genesis of Scriptures (Part 1) we asked whether Christians can approach the Bible asContinueContinue reading “The Genesis of Scripture (Part 2): The Words of God”
Category Archives: Bible
The Genesis of Scripture (Part 1): The Words of Men
There was a time when the Bible was not. Can we all agree on that? Sometimes I wonder whether we forget that when the LORD appeared to Abram, he did not have a Bible to learn about God. When Moses was sent to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, he had no external textContinueContinue reading “The Genesis of Scripture (Part 1): The Words of Men”
Referentiality: The Bible Is like Downtown Pittsburgh
I always love it when the Bible refers to itself. Allusions, echoes, direct quotes, repetition–they all play major parts in the unity of the message of Scripture. These different methods of referentiality make for a tightly connected network of words, a web that delightfully entangles the reader as he is drawn further and further intoContinueContinue reading “Referentiality: The Bible Is like Downtown Pittsburgh”
Is It Possible to Love the Bible Too Much?
No. (see Psalm 119 for more info)
“We Are Called To Be Christian Strippers”
It is a terrible thing what our Bible translations have become these days. I have a feeling our translations are so tidy and squeaky clean due to our conception of modern rating systems like MPAA. Christian parents want to make sure everything in their child’s Bible is PG. To me, this is the height ofContinueContinue reading ““We Are Called To Be Christian Strippers””
Where’s the Christ in Esther?
Esther is one of those books of the Bible you probably don’t read that often. If that’s true, it’s a shame. Esther is perhaps the most entertaining, self-contained stories in the entire Bible. It has all the makings of a great play: a cruel villian, an oblivious king, a beautiful country-girl-turned-queen, a wise uncle, aContinueContinue reading “Where’s the Christ in Esther?”
Wendy’s, Chronicles, and Revival
As my five year college reunion quickly approaches, I have been thinking a lot about my experiences with the Grove City College Men’s Soccer Team. I remember on the way home from away soccer matches, we used to stop at Wendy’s. Usually it was around 8:30 or 9ish, after the general rush of the dinnerContinueContinue reading “Wendy’s, Chronicles, and Revival”