?God?s your Guardian, right at your side to protect you ? Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.? (Psalm 121:5-6, The Message)
Psalm 121 is among what are called the ?Songs of Ascent? or ?Pilgrim Songs.? Annually Jews would make their way to Jerusalem and to the Temple. … Continue reading
Read MoreGrowing up reading Aesop’s Fables, led me to analytically read stories for the “moral.” The story was easy to dispense with once I knew the moral of the story. Years of college and seminary helped solidify this approach to the Scriptures. While there is little doubt a person could … Continue reading
Read MoreDoes how we view the Scriptures influence what we expect when we come to read the Scriptures? Are the Scriptures “propositional truths” God wants us to know but has hidden them in stories we must read, exegete in order to understand and apply? Are the Scriptures the story of … Continue reading
Read MoreSome people consider the future based on statistical research. Others look around and listen offering prophetic insights. Will Sampson spent some time with two such people – George Barna and Leonard Sweet. Here is one observation I found striking.
According to Barna, the people who sit in our pews … Continue reading
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