I’m often asked about how to go about reading the Bible and how to better understand and interpret it. So, I’ve put together the following summary of recommendations and tips which I hope will be helpful. I’ve also included a few links below that lead to additional information. Recommendations for Interpretation First, remember the “Christian Story.” That is, as you read …
A long time ago, when I was ending my undergraduate education in college, I started to apply for jobs, hoping to find one before I graduated. I ended up getting an interview at a place that was basically a recruiting firm. I went for the interview, and when I got there I had to sit in a waiting area in the …
When my family and I were in Italy earlier this year, we had the opportunity to see Michelangelo’s sculpture of David in Florence. He carved it between 1501 and 1504. Our tour guide encouraged us to look at his face and eyes. Take a look at the picture below: This is a depiction of David before his battle with the …
Like everyone else, I had, and still have, questions about the Christian faith, Jesus Christ, the Church, and everything that those things bring with them. These questions are what led to me writing books about these topics. The truth is that all of the books I’ve written were born out of a particular set of struggles and questions I wanted …
Lately, I’ve been looking more and more at Genesis 3 and Matthew 4 as a unit, and here are some thoughts on these two texts. Genesis 3 contains the account of the temptation of Adam and Eve and their fall into sin. Matthew 4 contains the account of the temptation of Jesus. It is interesting to look at the parallels …
Lately, I’ve been wondering why we’re so quick to discount the Bible. What I mean by that is, so often, I hear people talk about things they believe were “cut out” of the Bible. People have a fascination with the Gnostic “gospels” and with other apocryphal stories and seem to treat these with greater reverence than the Bible itself. For …