This is amazing

 
I’m normally not one that goes out of my way to pass around Internet videos but here is one that I could not resist as it is about a pastor who is working on memorizing the entire Bible. While I know some people will say that this is an example [...]

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What Do You Really Know About The Bible?

I just found an interesting online Bible quiz called What Do You Really Know About The Bible? which was put out by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. While their intentions was to attack the Bible while showing that the Bible is a best seller that is rarely read, I think there is still some [...]

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Quick reflection on the Bible inspired by Eddie Gibbs

As part of the graduation rehearsal and student facility at Biblical Theological Seminary we got a short talk from Eddie Gibbs, who will be the commencement speaker. The part of his talk that stood out to me the most was the part when he talked about the importance of the Bible and being rooted [...]

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The Bible in 90 Days?

An estimated 75 million adults (42%) said that reading the Bible is very important to them (the Barna Group) … but less than 50% of Americans can name the first book of the Bible (Gallup).
Among Bible readers, the average amount of time spent reading the Bible is less than 7 minutes a day (the Barna [...]

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Biblical Food For Thought

It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.” (Leviticus 3:17 ESV)
There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” If anyone has ears [...]

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Just a little longer

Yesterday I had an unbelievable workout which turned into reverse procrastination in a way. I recently adopted a fitness goal to get at least 10 minutes, while aiming toward 15 minutes, of exercise a day on our Nustep cardio machine with Sundays off. After the first 10 minutes I decided to aim for [...]

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praying what is beloved yet too often neglected

The Psalter is in word one of the most beloved books of the Bible but in practice is often one of the more neglected Biblical books. For the most part, the Psalms are never the focus of sermons as honestly most clergy do not know what to do with them in terms of preaching. [...]

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Worn and tattered pages

A few days ago I was talking with Toni online about the previous Bible versions post and the conversation soon turned toward the books themselves. I told her that at times I joke about wanting to wear out at least one Bible through frequent use not abuse before I die, which would require picking [...]

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Blessings or Curses

At first glance, English when it comes to the Bible is a very fortunate language compared to others that do not have any translation of the Bible available. Yet at times I wonder if this freedom of choice of ones version of the Bible is more of a blessing or a curse. While [...]

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motive above skill?

“There have been men before now who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God Himself … as if the good Lord had nothing to do but exist! There have been some who were so occupied in spreading Christianity that they never gave a thought [...]

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