Don’t Just Read Your Bible

Your Bible reading isn’t finished when you complete the reading you have chosen for the day.  Bible reading is not just about reading the words in the section for that day.  Bible reading is designed to change and transform us — we don’t just read the Bible, but we do what we read.  We act on […]

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On theology and practice

With one word, Paul initiates a significant change in his letter to the Ephesians. With the singular (and easily overlooked) word, “therefore,” Paul moves his letter from theology to practice, from instruction to application.  It is Paul’s regular habit to make such transitions (see the transitions between Romans 1-11 and 12-16 and Colossians 1-2 and […]

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