Communal Bible Engagement
Most Christians in the Western world engage with the Bible mainly by themselves. We read it privately during a “quiet time,” interpret it alone, and experience it personally in the sanctity of our home. Which is good and fine. Or is it? The biblical view. Private engagement with the Bible isn’t the biblical norm. In […]
Bible Engagement Renewal
Bible engagement renewal … On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a German professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg, started a schism in the Catholic Church when he sent a thesis (also nailed to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg) enclosed with a letter to Albert of Brandenburg, the Archbishop of […]
Back to the Bible: Practical Steps for Deepening Scripture Engagement
Back to the Bible … Scripture engagement renewal. Renewal and revival are desperately needed. The church is struggling, and the world is carefree. Faith is lukewarm, beliefs are shallow, and attendance at worship services is in decline. Moral relativism prevails, polytheism and idolatry are commonplace, and hedonism is thriving. One of the reasons why the […]