Peace in the Midst of Crisis: Psalm 83:1 NKJV
Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold your peace, And do not be still, O God! Psalm 83:1 NKJV Despite crises in our lives and around the world, we can trust that God is in control and cares for us all. We all experience crises in our own lives, from anxiety about money to stress in relationships.…
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How to Move Bible Readers from Passive to Active Participation
Participation takes many forms. Understanding the different stages can help as you mobilize others toward a more robust understanding of Scripture. The following types of participation are adapted for Scripture engagement from an economic model, Jules Pretty’s Typology of Participation. When I was doing research on types of participation for my book, I came across this typology which was originally…
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How Not to Talk to Teens About the Bible
I remember one of the first youth retreats I attended as the featured speaker. The retreat center was located in Pennsylvania, and I lived in East Texas. Instead of flying, my wife and I drove the entire way. In the snow. Inclement weather had closed several of the roads, and we invested a lot of time finding alternate routes (this…
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How to Help People Read and Understand the Bible for Themselves
I grew up in the church, but when it came to the Bible I didn’t understand what I was reading. I was in the youth choir. I was a praise dancer. I was very involved, but generally it was more about seeing my friends than hearing the Word. In college, I was in an awesome Bible study and in the…
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‘Fake News’ and the Bible
Truth has taken a beating in the last few years. Recently the term “fake news” has hit the media, but the reality of deception is as old as Genesis. We can blame the Internet for getting falsehood out faster than before. We can blame cable news for tilting every story to one side or the other. We can blame the…
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Four Key Moments in Bible Engagement
“Have you been reading my email?” The woman who rushed up to me after a sermon was only pretending to be upset. “What you said about that Bible passage—it was exactly what I needed to hear. It was like you were speaking only to me.” Perhaps you have had similar conversations. Sometimes three or four (or more) people report such…
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How to Open the Bible to Seniors
Having just completed a verse-by-verse study of John’s Gospel, I announced to the group that the next week we would start a new study in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Tom asked, “What page?” Tom was brand-new to Bible study, and learning all the time. His excitement about the Scriptures has invigorated this group, which meets every Saturday…
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