How the Bible Actually Works (Intro) I received my copy of Pete Enns’s new book today, and next week we will begin blogging through it in more detail. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questionsContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (Intro)”
Category Archives: Use of the Bible
The Bible and the Believer (5)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (5)”
The Bible and the Believer (4)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (4)”
The Bible and the Believer (3)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (3)”
The Bible and the Believer (2)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (2)”
The Bible and the Believer (1)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (1)”
Rowan Williams on the Bible (2)
Rowan Williams on the Bible (2) Today we continue our series of reflections on Rowan Williams’s book, Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer, returning to the second big theme of the practice of being Christian — hearing God speak through the Bible. It is all very well to talk about finding yourself in God’s story,Continue reading “Rowan Williams on the Bible (2)”
Scott Lencke: Can Women Be Church Leaders? The NT Household Codes
Note from CM: Gender issues continue to provoke lively debate within the evangelical churches. Scott Lencke takes up the subject again for us today, reminding us in the process that how one approaches and reads the Bible plays a crucial role in understanding matters like this. Scott blogs at The Prodigal Thought. After reading this,Continue reading “Scott Lencke: Can Women Be Church Leaders? The NT Household Codes”
Open Mic: “The Bible teaches…?”
Open Mic: “The Bible teaches…?” Billy Graham was famous for making his preaching points by introducing them with the phrase, “The Bible says…” Every week, pastors and preachers tell their listeners and congregations, “The Bible teaches…” What do they mean by saying that? I invite you to an open forum discussion today on that question.Continue reading “Open Mic: “The Bible teaches…?””
Another Look: How the Bible “Works” Today
Another Look: How the Bible “Works” Today From 2013 Today I’d like to discuss how I think Scripture “works” in our lives today — we who live so far removed from the events it records and who live in a vastly different time and culture. First of all, we must be willing to recognize thatContinue reading “Another Look: How the Bible “Works” Today”
The Internet Monk Archives 