by Karl Fickling | May 23, 2019 | Carroll Community, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Have YOU ever said something in a sermon that you regret? Plenty of pastors have done so. Recently, I’ve heard different pastors make claims they ought to regret, because what they said wasn’t true. For instance: The Texas flag doesn’t have to be subordinated to the...
by Walter Norvell | Sep 20, 2016 | Education, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Bringing It All Together in Bible Interpretation This article concludes our posts about skills for Bible interpretation. If you missed or want to review the previous posts, here are the links: Interpreting the Bible The On-Your-Mark, Get-Set, Go Principle The...
by Walter Norvell | Aug 9, 2016 | Education, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
We use symbols all the time. Once my mother asked me what my sons as teenagers wanted for Christmas. I told her, “They like CDs.” She thought for a minute and replied that she didn’t have that kind of money. I realized that I used CD to present compact disc and she...
by Walter Norvell | Jul 26, 2016 | Education, Scripture
Once, in the early days of computer word processing, typing a document required the operator to insert codes of what appeared to most of us as gibberish. But, done well, the finished document printed out as desired. But, you did not know if the codes were right until...
by Walter Norvell | Jul 12, 2016 | Education, Scripture
Principle #4: The Phraseology Principle for Interpreting the Bible Words are very important. Think about “red” verses “crimson.” Which one grabs your attention? Under God’s guidance, our biblical writers struggled with words, sentences, and styles of literature as...
