“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) There…
Luke 24:27—“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.” In the West, we tend to read Old Testament stories to understand how to live moral or abundant lives. We look at David and ask how we can be like him, courageous in…
Are you guilty of skimming over genealogies when you read the Bible? Me, too! But here is why we shouldn’t. Genealogies are in the Bible for a purpose. There is important information we can gain from them that will help us understand God’s redemptive plan for humanity. This is especially important in the genealogy of…
Reading out of literary Context is the one mistake that, if corrected, would make the most significant difference in how people understand and interpret scripture. We live in a world of coffee-mug Bible verses, verses of the day, and scripture art. While I don’t have a problem with any of these things, when we only…
Prayer is an integral part of Bible study. We want to invite the Holy Spirit to guide us in our study, to reveal to us what we are to know about God and what it looks like to walk with Him. I must admit that sometimes I struggle with prayer much more than I do…
Are you new to reading the Bible? Or perhaps you’ve spent time trying to read the Bible with little understanding or impact on your life. When I started reading the Bible regularly out of desire rather than out of duty, I didn’t start by attempting to read the whole Bible or even an entire book….
Reading and studying the Bible has not always been a joy for me. In fact, at one time, it was pretty dull! I read the Bible for many years to fulfill my “required” Christian duties. However, during these years, my Bible study was joyless and fruitless. I grew up in church and always had a…
