Bible Reading Glasses

It’s amazing to me how we read the Bible while wearing different glasses.  I personally have a dresser drawer full of Bible reading glasses.  My mood or interest at the time determines the “frame of reference” I choose to put on my face.  When I’m discouraged, I reach for my “comfort” glasses.  I slip on […]

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Purple Hull Peas and My Bible Have Much in Common

This summer, I discovered that purple hull peas and my Bible have much in common. Listen up; there’s a lesson here. One of the things I love about summer is going to the local farmer’s market and purchasing purple hull peas to put in my freezer, so my family can enjoy the taste of summer […]

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In Order According to Plan

I respect when things are done in order according to plan. The opposite can be ridiculous, haphazard, and even dangerous. “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard” (Ezek. 5:1). This is exactly why I don’t recommend closing your eyes, opening […]

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Reading the Bible Cover to Cover

How can you say you believe the Bible cover to cover if you have never read the Bible cover to cover? Do you always accept another’s ideas and interpretations as your own? Perhaps your excuse for not reading the Bible completely through from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21 is, “I don’t understand everything I read.” […]

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