Pillar 2: Know the Beginning from The End

The most important sections of any book are the first and last chapters.

The beginning provides context for the middle. And the end provides “the rest of the story” that makes every story complete.

It’s impossible to understand a story by staying trapped in the middle, or circling around a few pages. But this is exactly how most people experience the Bible.

Driving Our Kids

When historians look back at parents of the 20th Century, they’ll see moms and dads obsessed with their financial security, chasing the American dream.
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When historians research families of the new millennium, they’ll see parents obsessed with their kids’ success, chasing their children!

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 about Jesus and less about Santa. We also want to connect Christmas with the Bible.

Sure, we read the “Christmas story” from the book of Luke, but there’s so much more to the story.