In an effort to have a healthier body, every day I take a multi-vitamin and a couple of other supplements to provide my body with important building blocks for health. If the truth be known, I probably wouldn’t need them if I ate healthier foods in healthier forms and healthier portions. The supplements replace what … Read More
A Good Study Bible Study Bibles contain notes along with the text that provide the reader with cross-references, translation helps, and explanations of historical and contextual situations. My recommendation: The ESV Study Bible A Notebook or Three Ring Binder This is for taking notes and recording insights that God gives you into the text and … Read More
One of the reasons many people do not engage the Bible regularly and intentionally is that they have no plan for doing so. Where to start? How to proceed? Today, I want to share a few ways I have found helpful in my Bible intake. I like to read the Bible regularly in 3 different … Read More
I hope that you have a plan to help you read the Bible through in 2024. If not, I invite you to read along with my family and me. We will be using a chronological reading plan from The Bible Recap (see links below). The Bible Recap offers not only a reading plan, but also … Read More
One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when studying the Bible is the failure to consider context. The inspired words of God did not drop down in book form in a vacuum. The Holy Spirit moved men to write eternal truth in their times, cultures, languages, and personalities. Types of Context By context, … Read More
Some people have a fear of asking a “stupid question.” I believe the only stupid question is the one raised but not asked. Questions provide a way for us to learn, and as long as we are unwilling to ask, we will remain unlearned. As we read and study the Bible, questions prompt us to … Read More
The Bible is a literary masterpiece, written in fine literary fashion, and worthy to be studied by students of literature. It serves a much higher purpose, however, in the life of a believer. When a believer reads the Bible, he or she reads an message from God applicable to that particular believer in his or … Read More
Tax Reform. Healthcare Reform. Social Reform. We hear a lot of call for reformation, these days. None of these are as important as a reformation that took place centuries ago. Today marks the 506th anniversary of one of the most important protests in history. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther – a German priest and … Read More
In the Bible, manna was an amazing provision of God for His people as they wandered in the wilderness. On their way to the Promised Land, He fulfilled a daily promise to provide for them along the way. His Promise was not just a future destination. He also promised His daily presence, guidance, and protection. You can read … Read More
Previously, we have looked at how to observe a Bible text to understand “what” it meant and means. We also looked at how to find the “so what” application for the days and time in which we live. Today, we wrap up the process by considering the “now what” – our response to what we observed and … Read More
