Posts Tagged ‘how to read the Bible’
Foretaste of the Sermon to Come
Genesis 8:20–22 (ESV): 20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are, Exodus 17:1–7; Romans 5:6–11; John 4:5–30; 39-42 A pastor could go 30 different directions in deciding how to preach…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:21-30, 43-48 Jesus said to the disciples, “You have heard that it was…
Read MoreThe Bible for Me
By Pastor Paula Burchill The bible is often written for ya’ll—a group of people. The Israelites, new churches who were learning the ropes, people in exile. But sometimes I like…
Read MoreSupreme Court Decision & Bible Bashing – A Teaching Moment?
More concerning is the frequent conversations I have with Christians who have acquiesced to the idea that the Bible is old and antiquated and of little use for us today when it comes to how we live.
Read MoreThe Great Lutheran Irony
One of the core beliefs of Martin Luther and the other reformers when they split from the Catholic Church in the 1500’s was that people should be able to read…
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