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The Bible Calls Us
God speaks the decisive word that puts us on the way, the road. The path of life. The Hebrew word for Bible is Miqra, a noun formed from the verb “to call” qara. The Bible is not a book to carry aroun... -
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Is the Bible More Like a Rule Book or a Compass?
The Bible contains rules, but it’s not helpful to think of it as a rule book. As important as rule books are, they don’t inspire devotion. Imagine curling up with a cup of coffee and your company’s em... -
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Seeking a Spiritual Home in the Bible
Many people these days feel an absence in their lives, expressed as an acute desire for “something more,” a spiritual home, a community of faith. But when they try to read the Bible they end up throwi... -
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The Bible a Great Comfort
For seven years, Terry Anderson was held as a hostage of Shiite Muslim fundamentalists. The former reporter for the Associated Press had been taken captive and held as a political prisoner, and for se... -
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Understanding the Bible is a Struggle
Thomas Merton’s words about the Bible in general apply to the Old Testament in particular: There is, in a word, nothing comfortable about the Bible — until we manage to get so used to it that we ... -
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The Bible Needs to be Read in Context
With the exception of some of the Proverbs, the Bible does not contain isolated sayings. I should be wary about dipping into it at random and extracting individual verses without any regard for their ... -
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Søren Kierkegaard’s Advice on Reading the Bible
Søren Kierkegaard offers two suggestions for the reader who tackles difficult portions of the Bible. First, read it like a love letter, he says. As you struggle with language, culture, and other barri... -
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Understanding what the Bible Means by “World
We need to be careful to define what the Bible does and does not mean by “the world.” It does not mean the created order—mountains, lakes, forests, deserts, seas, animals and people—especially people... -
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Set Aside Your Culture when Reading the Bible
Rather than translating the culture, then, we need to try to enter the culture. When people want to study the Bible seriously, one of the steps they take is to learn the language. As I teach language ... -
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The Old Testament: The Real World
The Old Testament portrays the world as it is, no holds barred. In its pages you will find passionate stories of love and hate, blood-chilling stories of rape and dismemberment, matter-of-fact account... -
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The Bible has its Own Garden Path
The Bible has its own garden path. It runs from Genesis to Revelation. In fact, some of the most important events in the Christian faith take place in Biblical gardens, evens around which Christianity... -
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Which is the Bible Most Like?
What genre of literature is the Bible? How we answer this question will ultimately determine not just how we read scripture, but how it will ultimately shape our lives. One Sunday school teacher, teac... -
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Reading the Bible as Drama
Kevin Vanhoozer draws on 1 Corinthians 4 to argue powerfully for reading and teaching the Bible as drama. As Paul talks about his apostolic ministry, he says this: “For, I think, God has exhibite... -
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The Importance of Holiness in the Bible
There’s no question holiness is one of the central themes in the Bible. The word “holy” occurs more than 600 times in the Bible, more than 700 when you include derivative words like holiness, sanctify... -
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Bible Controversies come from our Hermeneutics
Many of the modern controversies surrounding the Bible—for example, human sexuality, creationism and the “openness” of God—revolve around questions concerning hermeneutics. The science of hermeneutics... -
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How not to read the Bible
How may readers … do harm to themselves? If … they read the Scriptures without sincere prayer and the purpose to obey God, but only to get knowledge, to make a show, and to exercise their curiosity u... -
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The Heroes of the Bible (mostly) had Regular Jobs
Most of the heroes in the Bible had what we would think of as secular vocations. Isaac developed real estate, Jacob was a rancher, and Joseph was a government official (in charge of agriculture, the e... -
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The Bible and Christian Parenting Books
Have you ever noticed the severe discrepancy behind the very few verses in the Bible that discuss the “how-to” of parenting and the hundreds of Christian books that confidently proclaim “God’s plan fo... -
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For years, Bible scholars have danced around
For years, Bible scholars have danced around the matter by saying slavery in Rome was far different from slavery in the first few centuries of American history. No doubt their observations carry a mea... -
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Hell in the Bible
First, Sheol in the Old Testament and Hades in the LXX and in Greco-Roman thought can be used to refer to both a general place for all the dead as well as a place of torment or consignment for the unr... -
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The Dickensian Approach to Storytelling (Or, Rather, the Biblical Approach)
Sometimes great stories introduce the protagonist in the very first paragraph. In Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, for example, we are immediately introduced to Pip, the central figure of the nov... -
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The Survival of Scripture
Nahum Sarna points out in Understanding Genesis that it is a remarkable fact that the Old Testament exists at all. Most ancient texts have not survived. Ancient Israel did not spread its works by mi... -
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Written for Us, Not to Us
We like to think of the Bible possessively—my Bible, a rare heritage, a holy treasure, a spiritual heirloom. And well we should. The Bible is fresh and speaks to each of us as God’s revelation of hims... -
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The Holy Spirit’s Literary Genre Of Choice
Story is the primary way in which the revelation of God is given to us. The Holy Spirit’s literary genre of choice is story. Story isn’t a simple or naive form of speech from which we graduate to the ... -
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Not a Painting on the Wall, but a Window
In the book A Peculiar Glory , John Piper describes how he maintained a traditional view of scripture, even after he went on to advanced theological studies in California and Germany. He describes hi... -
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The Analogy of Faith
When the Reformers broke with Rome and claimed the view that the Bible was to be the supreme authority of the church (sola Scriptura), they were very careful to define basic principles of interpretati... -
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The King Belongs in the Middle
In his wonderful book, God’s Big Picture, Vaughan Roberts gives readers an overview of the Bible, focusing on the importance of context for developing a deeper understanding of holy scripture. In this... -
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The Central Vision
The central vision of world history in the Bible is that all of creation is one, every creature in community with every other, living in harmony and security toward the joy and well-being of every oth... -
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The World in which Jesus Lived
The world of Jesus was not the Old Testament Hebrew world. Like the United States now, Israel was multicultural, including a combination of Aramaic, Greek, and Roman influences. The people looked Jewi... -
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Reading the Gospels for the First Time
Thomas Linacre was king’s physician to Henry VII and Henry VIII of England, founder of the Royal College of Physicians, and friend of the great Renaissance thinkers Erasmus and Sir Thomas More. Late i...
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- Religions (6)
- Religious Persecution (3)
- Remembering (5)
- Renewal (9)
- Repentance (16)
- Repetition (8)
- Reputation (8)
- Rescue (12)
- Resentment (5)
- Resilience (17)
- Resistance (6)
- Resisting Change (4)
- Resisting Temptation (4)
- Respect (5)
- Responsibility (9)
- Rest (19)
- Restoration (6)
- Resurrection (15)
- Resurrection to New Life (4)
- Retreat (5)
- Returning to God (3)
- Revelation (13)
- Rhythms of Rest (4)
- Right Relationships (4)
- Righteousness (14)
- Risk-Management (3)
- Risks (7)
- Rituals (5)
- Roman World (7)
- Romantic Relationships (12)
- Rootedness (4)
- Routines (4)
- Royalty (3)
- Rules (6)
- The Reliability of Scripture (3)
- The Roman Empire (14)
S
- Sabbath (26)
- Sacrifice (17)
- Sacrificial Giving (4)
- Sacrificial Living (3)
- Safety (6)
- Salt (5)
- Salvation (18)
- Sanctification (18)
- Satan (6)
- Satisfaction (6)
- Savior (3)
- Scars (7)
- Science (18)
- Science and Religion (6)
- Screens (6)
- Scripture (26)
- Seasons (5)
- Secularism (9)
- Seeking God (5)
- Seeking Happiness (5)
- Seeking Power (6)
- Seeking the Truth (9)
- Segregation (11)
- Self-Absorption (6)
- Self-Acceptance (4)
- Self-Achievement (5)
- Self-Awareness (14)
- Self-Centeredness (5)
- Self-Control (7)
- Self-Deception (17)
- Self-Destruction (4)
- Self-Discipline (5)
- Self-Discovery (4)
- Self-Examination (5)
- Self-Glory (4)
- Self-Image (6)
- Self-Improvement (4)
- Self-Justification (5)
- Self-Love (5)
- Self-Reliance (4)
- Self-Righteousness (5)
- Self-Sacrifice (5)
- Self-Sufficiency (4)
- Selfishness (11)
- Selflessness (6)
- Sermon on the Mount (12)
- Servanthood (4)
- Service (15)
- Sex (22)
- Sexual License (4)
- Sexual Temptation (5)
- Shame (14)
- Sheep (8)
- Shepherd (6)
- Shepherds (13)
- Sight (5)
- Silence (13)
- Simplicity (6)
- Sin (27)
- Sinfulness (7)
- Sinners (6)
- Sins (16)
- Sins of the Church (6)
- Skepticism (9)
- Skin (3)
- Slavery (24)
- Sleep (5)
- Slowing Down (6)
- Smart Phones (10)
- Social Class (5)
- Social Justice (9)
- Social Media (23)
- Social Status (4)
- Society (5)
- Soil (5)
- Solitude (12)
- Spectacle (4)
- Spiritual Attacks (4)
- Spiritual Blindness (5)
- Spiritual Direction (5)
- Spiritual Discernment (4)
- Spiritual Disciplines (11)
- Spiritual Formation (11)
- Spiritual Growth (7)
- Spiritual Health (4)
- Spiritual Maturity (5)
- Spiritual Nurture (11)
- Spiritual Practices (4)
- Spiritual Thirst (4)
- Spiritual Transformation (10)
- Sports (11)
- Status (3)
- Status Quo (5)
- Staying Humble (4)
- Stereotypes (3)
- Stewardship (16)
- Stories (23)
- Storms (5)
- Strength (8)
- Stress (9)
- Struggles (10)
- Submission (7)
- Suburbs (4)
- Success (22)
- Suffering (23)
- Surprise (3)
- Surrender (13)
- The Sacraments (5)
- The Saints (8)
- The Soul (12)
- The Spiritual Life (6)
- The Star of Bethlehem (4)
T
- Talking (7)
- Teaching (6)
- Technological Progress (5)
- Technology (37)
- Teenagers (4)
- Temptation (12)
- Ten Commandments (5)
- Thankfulness (7)
- Thanksgiving (General) (8)
- The Temple (6)
- The Trinity (11)
- The Twelve Disciples (5)
- Theology (4)
- Therapy (4)
- Thoughts (13)
- Threats (8)
- Threats to the Church (5)
- Time (12)
- Timekeeping (4)
- Toughness (4)
- Tradition (8)
- Tragedy (12)
- Training (5)
- Transformation (22)
- Trauma (7)
- Travel (4)
- Treasure (4)
- Trees (7)
- Trials (4)
- Trouble (6)
- True Self (5)
- Trust (9)
- Trust in God (11)
- Truth (15)
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W
- Waiting (15)
- Waiting on God (6)
- Wants (6)
- War (10)
- Weakness (10)
- Wealth (15)
- Weddings (5)
- Welcome (4)
- Western Culture (26)
- Wilderness (16)
- Willpower (4)
- Wisdom (7)
- Witnesses (7)
- Women (5)
- Wonder (9)
- Words (10)
- Work (30)
- Work and Rest (5)
- Work-Life Balance (9)
- Workaholism (3)
- Works-Righteousness (8)
- World (14)
- Worldliness (4)
- Worldly Power (7)
- Worldview (8)
- Worship (20)
- Wounds (10)
Illustration_categories by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (71)
- Gen 2 (53)
- Gen 3 (21)
- Gen 4 (9)
- Gen 5 (1)
- Gen 6 (3)
- Gen 8 (7)
- Gen 9 (3)
- Gen 11 (9)
- Gen 12 (15)
- Gen 13 (2)
- Gen 15 (3)
- Gen 16 (1)
- Gen 17 (2)
- Gen 18 (7)
- Gen 19 (2)
- Gen 21 (3)
- Gen 22 (9)
- Gen 25 (1)
- Gen 26 (2)
- Gen 27 (6)
- Gen 28 (3)
- Gen 29 (2)
- Gen 32 (7)
- Gen 33 (1)
- Gen 35 (2)
- Gen 36 (1)
- Gen 37 (4)
- Gen 39 (4)
- Gen 41 (4)
- Gen 45 (1)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 50 (14)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (3)
- Exod 2 (4)
- Exod 3 (30)
- Exod 4 (6)
- Exod 5 (4)
- Exod 6 (2)
- Exod 7 (1)
- Exod 10 (1)
- Exod 12 (3)
- Exod 13 (3)
- Exod 14 (12)
- Exod 15 (2)
- Exod 16 (12)
- Exod 17 (1)
- Exod 18 (3)
- Exod 19 (3)
- Exod 20 (23)
- Exod 21 (1)
- Exod 22 (3)
- Exod 23 (4)
- Exod 24 (3)
- Exod 25 (2)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 30 (2)
- Exod 31 (4)
- Exod 32 (15)
- Exod 33 (12)
- Exod 34 (8)
- Exod 35 (2)
- Exod 40 (2)
Numbers
Deuteronomy
1 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Chronicles
Esther
Job
Psalm
- Ps 1 (16)
- Ps 2 (4)
- Ps 3 (4)
- Ps 4 (2)
- Ps 5 (1)
- Ps 7 (1)
- Ps 8 (10)
- Ps 9 (1)
- Ps 10 (2)
- Ps 11 (1)
- Ps 12 (1)
- Ps 13 (5)
- Ps 14 (3)
- Ps 15 (2)
- Ps 16 (8)
- Ps 17 (1)
- Ps 18 (3)
- Ps 19 (24)
- Ps 20 (3)
- Ps 22 (11)
- Ps 23 (33)
- Ps 24 (9)
- Ps 25 (9)
- Ps 27 (15)
- Ps 30 (3)
- Ps 31 (3)
- Ps 32 (5)
- Ps 33 (4)
- Ps 34 (35)
- Ps 36 (1)
- Ps 37 (22)
- Ps 39 (1)
- Ps 40 (2)
- Ps 41 (1)
- Ps 42 (22)
- Ps 43 (2)
- Ps 46 (27)
- Ps 48 (1)
- Ps 49 (2)
- Ps 50 (4)
- Ps 51 (24)
- Ps 54 (1)
- Ps 55 (3)
- Ps 56 (6)
- Ps 57 (1)
- Ps 59 (1)
- Ps 60 (2)
- Ps 62 (4)
- Ps 63 (9)
- Ps 65 (3)
- Ps 68 (2)
- Ps 69 (1)
- Ps 72 (9)
- Ps 73 (6)
- Ps 74 (1)
- Ps 77 (3)
- Ps 78 (4)
- Ps 82 (10)
- Ps 84 (3)
- Ps 85 (1)
- Ps 86 (3)
- Ps 88 (3)
- Ps 90 (15)
- Ps 91 (5)
- Ps 92 (1)
- Ps 94 (2)
- Ps 95 (3)
- Ps 96 (6)
- Ps 100 (6)
- Ps 101 (2)
- Ps 102 (1)
- Ps 103 (19)
- Ps 104 (11)
- Ps 105 (1)
- Ps 106 (1)
- Ps 107 (1)
- Ps 110 (2)
- Ps 111 (1)
- Ps 112 (2)
- Ps 115 (5)
- Ps 116 (2)
- Ps 118 (7)
- Ps 119 (30)
- Ps 121 (3)
- Ps 127 (12)
- Ps 128 (2)
- Ps 130 (6)
- Ps 131 (3)
- Ps 133 (6)
- Ps 135 (1)
- Ps 136 (6)
- Ps 137 (1)
- Ps 139 (41)
- Ps 141 (4)
- Ps 142 (1)
- Ps 143 (3)
- Ps 144 (1)
- Ps 145 (7)
- Ps 146 (9)
- Ps 147 (11)
- Ps 150 (1)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (3)
- Prov 2 (3)
- Prov 3 (41)
- Prov 4 (17)
- Prov 5 (4)
- Prov 6 (2)
- Prov 9 (2)
- Prov 10 (3)
- Prov 11 (7)
- Prov 12 (9)
- Prov 13 (4)
- Prov 14 (14)
- Prov 15 (14)
- Prov 16 (24)
- Prov 17 (6)
- Prov 18 (18)
- Prov 19 (12)
- Prov 20 (5)
- Prov 21 (4)
- Prov 22 (13)
- Prov 23 (2)
- Prov 24 (3)
- Prov 25 (4)
- Prov 26 (4)
- Prov 27 (9)
- Prov 28 (4)
- Prov 29 (6)
- Prov 30 (2)
- Prov 31 (17)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (17)
- Isa 2 (3)
- Isa 5 (4)
- Isa 6 (21)
- Isa 7 (7)
- Isa 9 (19)
- Isa 11 (4)
- Isa 12 (1)
- Isa 14 (2)
- Isa 21 (1)
- Isa 25 (5)
- Isa 26 (10)
- Isa 28 (4)
- Isa 29 (5)
- Isa 30 (24)
- Isa 32 (2)
- Isa 33 (3)
- Isa 35 (2)
- Isa 40 (45)
- Isa 41 (17)
- Isa 42 (11)
- Isa 43 (19)
- Isa 44 (4)
- Isa 45 (9)
- Isa 46 (4)
- Isa 49 (4)
- Isa 50 (1)
- Isa 51 (2)
- Isa 52 (2)
- Isa 53 (28)
- Isa 54 (4)
- Isa 55 (37)
- Isa 56 (3)
- Isa 57 (4)
- Isa 58 (20)
- Isa 59 (3)
- Isa 60 (5)
- Isa 61 (15)
- Isa 62 (1)
- Isa 64 (9)
- Isa 65 (6)
- Isa 66 (1)
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Joel
Amos
Zephaniah
Malachi
Matthew
- Matt 1 (13)
- Matt 2 (20)
- Matt 3 (6)
- Matt 4 (31)
- Matt 5 (69)
- Matt 6 (74)
- Matt 7 (30)
- Matt 8 (7)
- Matt 9 (8)
- Matt 10 (14)
- Matt 11 (27)
- Matt 12 (12)
- Matt 13 (17)
- Matt 14 (9)
- Matt 15 (8)
- Matt 16 (17)
- Matt 17 (3)
- Matt 18 (22)
- Matt 19 (10)
- Matt 20 (10)
- Matt 21 (10)
- Matt 22 (18)
- Matt 23 (34)
- Matt 24 (10)
- Matt 25 (34)
- Matt 26 (18)
- Matt 27 (6)
- Matt 28 (18)