by Walter Norvell | Sep 6, 2016 | Ministry, Scripture
What is the purpose of Bible study? What is it supposed to do? Are we after small groups of walking Bible encyclopedias? Or do we believe and study the Bible because it changes lives? I must confess that I am often diverted from what God is teaching me as I study to...
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 Wade Berry | Jul 8, 2016 | Faith & Heritage, Scripture, Theology
Scripture and Experience Last week, we talked about how we view God’s goals in interacting with humanity. I argued that the gospel is not about offering us a more successful version of the life we already have. It is (among other things) about offering us a new...
by Wade Berry | Jul 1, 2016 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
A friend of mine once described herself as “an Old Testament Christian.” What she meant was immediately obvious; the mechanisms and results of devotion to God in the Old Testament were much more attractive to her than those in the New Testament. Only later did I...
