I was preparing to write a post discussing the clergy and laity dichotomy resulting from Christendom and recognised an important point I wanted to make. Becoming the Early Church is Not the Goal While I have and will continue to critique Christendom, that does not indicate that the church pre-Christendom was perfect or nearly perfect…
Category: Bible
The Bible in 4 Minutes
Just saw this & had to share. The video is by Dai Woolridge. You can find more of his work at https://spoken-truth.com A good way to start a Sunday!
Can “Normal” People Hear God?
Recently we spent a Sundays at the Table discussing how to hear God. In Acts 11 Peter recounts the story of his visit to Cornelius. A few things stood out.
Bible Project, Podcasts, and Paradigms
You are probably aware that the Bible Project creates videos that do a great job explaining the biblical words, themes, and concepts. We use their videos regularly at the Table because they can present ideas in a creative, concise, and memorable manner. You might not be aware that they also have a weekly podcast, which…
When I Fight Authority…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Luke is my favourite book in the Bible, and chapter 7 always stands out to me. The story of the Roman officer who had faith that amazed Jesus is a crucial passage, that I think we often miss. First I think we tend to confuse power and authority…
Willing to be Wronged
It was probably about 25 years ago when I first noticed it. I mean I’d read it before. In fact it was in what has always been in one of my favourite books of the bible… 1 Corinthians. But it was the first time I really realised what it was saying. And I had a…
Don’t Fret
Today while I was reading the bible, a passage jumped off the page (actually, it jumped off the screen). It has stuck with me for the past couple of hours.
Psalm 37 was written by King David and deals with issues such as jealousy, revenge, and anger. It was the second half of verse 8 that has been a family talking point.
Generosity :: Money (part 5 of 5)
The hardest issue for many people to grasp when it comes to money, is that God’s economy doesn’t work like the economy in “real world.”
The Destination is Easier with a Map
Here we are at the final day of 2009, and just a year ago many of you probably decided “one of my goals for 2009 is to read through the bible next year.” So how did you do?
YouVersion
Over the past few years I’ve found biblegateway.com to be a really helpful and easy way to read the Bible…in any version I’d want online. Although I’ve tried YouVersion (from lifechurch.tv) previously, I kept going back to the old familiar biblegateway…I’ve switched. Not only does YouVersion allow you to read multiple versions of the Bible,…