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The church leadership team I am part of asked me to bring a series of messages on the subject of gender-equality. That’s because one (two actually) of our church's values is as follows: "We value intergenerationality and gender equality.  God promised, “I...

Having recently released “How God Sees Women: The End of Patriarchy,” I have been waiting for significant engagement from a church that might be helped by my book. Finally it has come—I thank Luke Hulley lead elder of a Josh Gen church for responding to my book in a...

https://player.vimeo.com/video/733229082?h=866629c2f4&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 (Note: The Video above—created some time after the article below—is significantly different in content.) You can read the Bible for 20 years and miss...

How can a group study any passage of the Bible together? In chapter 12 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture? I encourage small groups of people to study biblical passages together. Here is a simple method that develops The Swedish Bible Study Method for doing so with...

My book "What's so amazing about Scripture?" will help individuals, but I have created resources that also enable us to experience it together in small groups. Here is the Video Group Guide for those working through the 30 videos together. Here is the Book Group Guide...

To help you absorb and apply the 100s of insights I have packed into What's so amazing about Scripture? I have created this free reflection resource. It is also the basis for a small group of people journeying through the book together. Click here for it.

In chapter 17 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture? I highlight the importance of each generation passing a love for Scripture on to the next generation. Elsewhere I write about parenting for people of all faiths and none. But here is something for parents of...

This post helps you think about what is meant by Spirit-empowered Bible reading and reflection. In chapter 13 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture? I speak about reflecting on Scripture until God gives us the gift of insight. People often raise a question about the...

In chapter 13 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture? I explore an ancient way of reading the Bible that focuses attention on prayerfully listening to God and allowing him to transform us, called Lectio Divina. Here is how to engage in this practice on your own and...

In chapter 14 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture? I encourage and equip you to memorize select verses. When people ask me to suggest which ones to memorize first, I give them this list that enables a person to celebrate and communicate the gospel of salvation, grasp...

In chapter 13 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture? I speak about delving deeply into a Hebrew or Greek word so as to tease out its fuller meaning as it applies to its particular passage. Of course, the English translation of the word in your Bible may have perfectly...

In chapter 10 of What’s So Amazing About Scripture?, I argue that belief in the Bible’s truthfulness does not mean that our interpretations and translations are without error. We can be confident in the Bible’s infallibility, even while we are humbled by the fact our...

In chapter 8 of What's So Amazing About Scripture? I equip the Bible reader to ask what the timeless truths are in each passage by using this question, “Is there a principle to apply, example to follow, warning to heed, promise to believe, doctrine to grasp,[1] wisdom...