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...
bible literacy.
Knowing what’s in and being able to understand the Bible is one of the most important elements of the Christian life. Bible literacy explores ideas related to knowing the Scriptures better.
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rules for bible interpretation (youth ministry lessons)
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...
how to do a bible word study (youth ministry lessons)
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...
a short survey of the new testament (youth ministry lessons)
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...
a short survey of the old testament (youth ministry lessons)
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...
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how to study the Bible (the complete series)
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...
while we were still sinners
Weak. Ungodly. Sinner. That's exactly what I once was. (And sometimes still am.) But thankfully, God had a different plan for me. He wasn't accepting of those labels which I and other people put on...
book review: eat this book [a conversation in the art of spiritual reading]
Every once in a while I come across something that drastically alters my thinking. And I love it because I hate being stagnant, believing that I've got it all figured out. I've heard somewhere that...
how to develop a biblical worldview in your kids [using secular media]
It's Saturday morning, and I'm taking care of the kids. Not just my nine year-old son and nine month-old daughter, but two of my nephews had just spent the night too. They all just finished...
an introduction to the Bible (youth ministry lessons)
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...
how to read the book of psalms
The Book of Psalms gives us some of the most beautiful poetry ever written. It's part prayer, part song, and one-hundred percent raw human emotion. In it we see David (and others) expressing a very...
complete guide to the 3 types of bible translations
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). One question I get more often than any other is, “Which of the Bible translations is the right one?” I’ll share my...
the #codexinstagramus initiative: a bible photography project
What if you could only use pictures to tell the story of the Gospel? I've been thinking a great deal about Luke, the writer of his Gospel and the Book of Acts. The influence of his writing is...
which is the best bible translation?
I'll be honest. Answering the question about the best Bible translation isn't as clean-cut as we'd like. And there are passionate voices on all sides of the argument. After everything I've learned...
when fear rises
I wake with a headache and a stiff neck. I shiver in the breeze of the open window and pull the sheet up to my chin. I breathe a prayer for those out west who can barely breathe for the heat...
beware: your kids may one day read the bible
I live with four women. And our dog is female too. This means we are a very verbal household. At any one point in the day, it is common to have three to four conversations directed at me...
ephesians 5:21-33: wives and husbands
[serialposts] Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. - Ephesians 5:21 Submit. It can cause a stirring of rebellion in any heart. This simple word can make one feel powerless and out of...
ephesians 5:1-20: walk in love
[serialposts] Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma....