When I stepped into my new role as Director of Family Ministries (and youth minister) at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, one of the biggest things on my heart was to ensure that the children and youth in our church understood how to study the Bible well. I mean,...
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). Bible interpretation is part science and part art. There are two phases that you’ll go through. The first phase is working to discover the original intent of the writer. And the...
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). After building some foundational context for the Bible and understanding the dynamics of the original languages and modern English translations, we can now explore how to do a Bible...
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). Because it is the foundational text for the Christian faith, a survey of the New Testament helps to ground us in interpreting any part of it. One of the basic rules of Bible...
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). Building on my introduction to the bible lesson, the next step is to do a survey of the Old Testament. This is a very short and simple survey, but (hopefully) enough to bring some...
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). As I step into my new role as Director of Family Ministries at St. Edward’s, I’ve been evaluating where all of the young people are at in their Christian walk. I’m...