Bible Listening… Is it Cheating?

Bible Listening… Is it Cheating?

  Why is “listening versus reading versus studying” even controversial?   It has to do with how we’re trained to interact with the Bible.   “Memory verse” drills in Sunday school teaches children (and adults) that we must read the Bible slowly....
How Christmas Brings Clarity to the Entire Bible

How Christmas Brings Clarity to the Entire Bible

  The holiday decorations are being put up. Candy canes appear at the grocery store checkout area. Most people enjoy the seasonal celebration, but there’s also a tension in the air. Christian families want Christmas to be more spiritual, less commercial—more...
Joseph, Did You Know?

Joseph, Did You Know?

Naturally, when it comes to the Christmas story, Mary receives most of the attention. A virgin teenage mother gives birth to the Christ child—what a headline! Often Joseph appears as a tag-along character, with donkeys, shepherds, and wise guys. But Joseph’s role in...
5 Ways to Get Teens to Read the Bible this Summer

5 Ways to Get Teens to Read the Bible this Summer

In 2016, I accepted the challenge to read the Bible in 60 days. Since then I’ve led hundreds of people, from all around the world, through a power-read journey of the scriptures. But this Summer, I wanted to help families, including their teen children, have the...