This series in my broader “Reading the Bible Better” project is all about the big questions I have become convinced are important for us to ask as we engage with the Scriptures. The other day, we looked at the first question under the ‘Experience’ category, ‘What am I feeling?’ We saw that it’s about intellectual … Continue reading Big Questions: What Am I Being Called to Do?
Today we’re starting a new series looking at some of the big questions that I believe are helpful, if not necessary, in reading Scripture well. With that in mind, the question in title of this post — What am I feeling? — may come as a bit of a surprise. After all, if we want … Continue reading Big Questions: What Am I Feeling?
Christians are without a doubt a ‘people of the Book’. No matter what tradition we may come from, one of the ties that binds all Christians together is our love for and commitment to following the Scriptures, the books of the Old and New Testament. But as I often feel the need to point out, … Continue reading Big Questions: (Re)Introducing an Integral Hermeneutic
Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! These words are the core of the Christian proclamation. This is certainly true today, Easter Sunday, when we commemorate and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. But is not just true today. It is the core of the Christian proclamation in every moment, of every day. … Continue reading Manalive! A Reflection for Easter Sunday 2025
I have to admit that I generally struggle writing my Good Friday posts. I always find them a little awkward, not because there isn’t ‘good content’ there — there’s a whole Gospel worth of content there — but because, as a Christian, it’s very hard for me to talk about death without talking about resurrection. … Continue reading In the In-Between: A Reflection for Holy Saturday 2025
Matthew Root 