Word of God
Like A Boomerang
One time in uni speech class, I was assigned to give an instructional speech. My assignment was to teach the class to throw a boomerang. Easy work, if you know how to throw one. I didn’t. I remember practicing daily in the athletic field before sunrise. During this time, I discovered why you don’t throw [...]
Reader Response vs Authorial Intent
There were a couple of different posts I could have started this series with but I think this is probably the best bet. Let’s get on with the show! Ways to Interpret Through pretty much any artistic medium you have essentially 2 ways to interpret the message conveyed. The medium could be anything like music, [...]
Hermeneutics
Hey guys, this next couple weeks we’ll be looking at Hermeneutics. What is Hermeneutics you may ask? Well, it’s basically a study of methods used to interpreting the Bible. Essentially what we’re looking to do in this next series of posts is to get an overview of not only what is Hermeneutics but how to [...]
Talking with God
I enjoy personal and corporate prayer. I enjoy reading prayers in the Scriptures and the prayers of men and women who love God. I pray before meals and when I’m in the car. I try to follow the Biblical pattern of adoration, confession, and intercession. Something most unusual happened today. I was worried about a [...]
That’s just the end of my introduction…
The first time I had the opportunity to “teach” Bible in a public setting was at the age of fourteen. I had 10 minutes in a children’s Sunday School class to talk about David & Goliath. As a lifelong church attendee, I drew on a wealth of pulpit rhetoric to deliver a passionate talk with [...]
Influential Books
What books have influenced you? Most smart Christians would first answer, “The Bible.” But I’ve rarely heard Christians go on to explain why the Bible is their most influential book. Rather than assume the Bible is our most influential book (and move on to “more interesting” titles), we should stop and consider what parts of [...]
The Demands of Bible Preaching
On the weekend, a few parents from our church and myself took down some of our young people to a youth conference. It took 2 hours just to get there (and we missed the first session). We then heard 3 strong Bible messages (about an hour long each sermon) on personal holiness interspersed with breaks, [...]
Lessons from P91
In Monday’s post I told you a little about my visit to see P91, an ancient copy of a New Testament portion. In my attempt to keep that post to a reasonable length, I limited my comments significantly. So this is my chance to talk some more about what was a pretty amazing opportunity for [...]
Pray The Word
For some of us, it’s easier to talk with God spontaneously during the day: a request here, a thank-you there. To pray anywhere and anytime is an amazing blessing of knowing God. But momentary talks with God are not enough. Imagine a father who comes home and chats for a moment, then leaves. Even if [...]
Early Scripture Fragment in Sydney
Dr. Don Barker, Papyrologist and secretary of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity at Macquarie University recently took the time to show me a third century copy of God’s Word known as P91 which is held there at the Sydney Museum of Ancient Cultures. He has graciously given permission to publish photos of [...]
Face to Face with the New Testament
See this morning’s post for the context of this post. I wanted to give you the information for Dr. Don Barker’s seminar Face to Face with the New Testament. You can get the information on the web here (go down to #4). The following information is taken directly from the pdf brochure which Dr. Barker [...]
An Ode Against Ruckmanism
Today there is much consternation, About God’s method of preservation, The Originals are no longer, So making the argument stronger, Resulting in much disputation. Some think that in Sixteen Eleven (1611), The Bible came down (again) from heaven, They shout “The KJV it is! It’s translators were really wizz” But is this doctrinal leaven? Before [...]
