Scripture: Romans 1:5 “Through Christ, God has given us the priilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. Observation: Sometimes it feels like we have to convince people of the “bad news” (that they’re sinners) before we [...]
Sometimes I feel like I don’t know how to read the Bible. I often talk with people who express their amazement at how dad keeps up with the plan and how they get stuck on a particular verse or passage and just can’t manage to finish. I read these same passages (like today’s reading, Matthew [...]
Scripture: Matthew 22:29 “Jesus replied, “Your problem is that you don’t know the Scriptures…” Observation: I journaled about this verse six months ago and it still stands out to me. My first thought is about the conversation I recently had with Jenn Williamson about scripture memorization; a practice and discipline that is not part of [...]
Scripture: Matthew 14:28-29 “‘Then Peter called to Jesus, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you by walking on water.’ ‘All right, come,’ Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.” Observation: Something about having Jesus right in front of you telling [...]
Scripture: Matthew 7:1-2 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Observation: I read this verse yesterday for a study I’m doing on staff. I don’t remember what the question [...]
Scripture: Matthew 4:5-6 the devil uses Scripture to tempt Jesus. Observation: Yesterday I read an article posted on Catalyst written by Francis Chan which discussed, within a conversation about what a church looks like, the difference between exegesis and eisegesis. In a summary of that section, he wrote In eisegesis, you are surrendering the Scriptures [...]
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:10 “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weakness. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Observation: No one jumps to my mind as a good example of this – and I guess that doesn’t surprise me. My bible says “I am content in my weakness.” There is [...]