In the most recent post in this series on the ‘big questions’ that can help us read the Bible better we looked at the importance of understanding historical and cultural context. Today’s big question is also about the context of a given text, but is about the text in its immediate surroundings: What is the … Continue reading Big Questions: What is the Literary Context?
In the first three posts in this series re-introducing my Integral Hermeneutic method by exploring the ‘big questions’ it’s important for us to ask in our attempt to read the Bible better, we have looked at the questions that fall under the first two steps of that process, Experience and Encounter. Today we’ll move on … Continue reading Big Questions: What is the Historical and Cultural Context?
We’re in the midst of a series of posts about the big questions I feel are important to ask so we can get the most out of our Scripture reading. The first two were components of the ‘Experience’ step of the Integral Hermeneutic method through which we’re working. Today’s post moves on to the simplest, … Continue reading Big Questions: Who Am I Meeting?
One of the most central, marked, and these days controversial aspects of Christianity is its proclamation of the forgiveness of sins. It is central in that Jesus preached about it a lot and Christianity would be unrecognizable without it, marked in that it’s not a common theme in world religions so it stands out, and … Continue reading Second Chances: A Reflection on John 20:19-31
It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks, marked with out of town company, Holy Week, Easter, and an uncharacteristic shopping binge. So what's been lighting me up over this time? The biggest highlight for me the past two weeks was the visit last week. It's always lovely to spend time with link-minded and big-hearted people, … Continue reading What’s Lighting Me Up (April 26, 2025)
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