What Does It Mean to Encounter the Word of God?
When Jesus rose from the dead after the crucifixion, he visited several people. Two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus. As followers of Jesus, these disciples were reflecting on everything that had happened recently: the healings he performed, his trial before Pontius Pilate, the tragedy that had occurred at the cross, and of course, his…
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Success and Love Wrapped into One
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about three common mistakes I have made when reading the Bible and how my relationship with God benefitted when I corrected those things. The first mistake I made was approaching Scripture with a lens for myself instead of a lens for God. The main thing that helped me shift my perspective was asking…
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What Paul Never Prayed For
Last week was Veterans Day and I couldn’t help but remember that day by honoring a late neighbor and reflecting on how our lives intersected at a critical time in his life. The encounter also helped me to find a theme in Scripture that I had not noticed before. I moved into a new home a few years ago and…
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Sunday Morning Time Travel
We try valiantly to limit media consumption in our home, but as any parent knows, it’s incredibly difficult. And as any stay-at-home parent knows, it’s especially difficult when your kids are operating at maximum “twerpitude” and driving each other—and you—crazy. Sometimes, when we are in each other’s faces, the combined idiosyncrasies are just too much; I give in and tell…
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Five Questions to Guide Your Bible Reading
Though I’d grown up in the church and had earned my share of Scripture memory badges in Sunday School, I was an adult before I realized I didn’t actually understand much of the Bible. I knew how to pull out a verse of encouragement when I needed hope, and I knew how to identify sin in myself and others, but…
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Learn From My Bible-Reading Mistakes
For years I struggled with Bible reading. Not only was Scripture challenging to understand, but that challenge also left me with a lack of desire to read it. Every day I felt defeated before I even started; and most days I didn’t start at all. I eventually learned that I was making three primary mistakes in my approach to reading…
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Why Read Matthew’s Gospel?
There’s something I’ve noticed when I get together with old friends to talk about days gone by: we remember the same events differently. Sometimes these differences involve discrepancies that beg to be resolved. But usually they involve different perspectives; different angles on the same event, with each person contributing a part of the whole that none of us possesses alone.…
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