Using AI in Bible Engagement: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Forward
Connecting people with God’s Word. Using AI in Bible engagement … We’re rapidly and constantly building innovative artificial intelligence (AI). Bible-specific GPTs (generative pre-trained transformers) exist right now. They work with giant information databases to generate words, images, code, and more in response to prompts the user enters. Do GPTs excite or concern you, or […]
Saturated With the Word
Saturated with the Word “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly …” Colossians 3:16. What an excellent directive! It’s a crucial verse of Scripture itemizing an essential aspect of Christian faith: To be shaped by the Word, we must be saturated with the Word. Saturated with the Word … Bible engagement should extend […]
Jesus at the Center: Understanding God’s Story
“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself” Luke 24:27 (NIV). Understanding God’s Story … The Bible tells one big Story composed of many smaller stories in two testaments. The account begins with God creating the world and placing the first man and woman […]
Fractured Bible Engagement
In a fallen world, our interaction with God’s Word mainly takes the form of fractured Bible engagement. No one can completely embrace and engage with the full spectrum of God’s Word. The carnal human inclination, deliberately and instinctively, is to subvert God’s Story to shrivelled segmented versions that fit our theological and socio-political beliefs. As […]
Let the Bible be the Bible!
Do we really believe we can exercise control over God’s Word? Can the extraordinary be reduced to the ordinary? Can we grasp what’s sacred with our minds? Can the Story that runs deeper than our stories be governed by us? Can those in the world order the Word that brings order to the world?
Top Ten Bible Engagement Practices
Many people find Bible engagement a hit-or-miss affair. That’s unfortunate and unnecessary. There are tried-and-true ways to develop and maintain regular engagement with God’s Word.
What Can the Bible Do For You?
Remarkably, because it’s living and active (cf. Hebrews 4:12), the Bible can do what no other book can do; it can renovate, renew, and refurbish your life! This is what the Bible can do for you.
Where is the Bible Needed Most?
Where is the Bible needed most? Who needs the Bible most? What we believe about the Bible is, directly related to where it’s needed most! So people who don’t know Jesus need the Bible the most!
Ten Ways We Hinder Bible Engagement
Ten ways we hinder Bible engagement, ten common mistakes you may make that prevent you from better reading and connecting with the Bible.
Parenting and Bible Engagement
Practical suggestions and tips for parents wanting to help their children connect with the Bible. Parenting and Bible Engagement