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Three Verses Often Interpreted Incorrectly

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:24 This was after Jesus's exchange with the rich young ruler whom He told to sell all his pos…
The Most Offensive Verse In the Bible

A friend of mine whimsically commented, "The world is a magical place full of liberals waiting to be offended when the truth is spoken." Words couldn't be truer. Although I can't be too harsh. Wait until the winter rolls…
Verses On Sin and Reproof

"If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have heard my prayer." -- Psalm 66:18 "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid." -- Proverbs 12:1 "He who is oft…
Don't Study the Bible!?

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog I recently wrote a blog about the famous pastor Mark Driscoll's latest sermon. Today I watched the entire sermon (watch it here) partially because of a blog I read that critique…
The Desire of the Christian: Conforming to His Image (Part Two)

By Roderick Evans In our previous post, we began our discussion on how the Christian can take steps to be conformed to Christ’s image. God’s desire is for us to become sons and daughters, our desire should b…
The Bible Miniseries: Have You Watched It?

I may be the only Christian who hasn't seen any of the History Channel's new miniseries, The Bible. It's not that I don't want to watch it. I just don't have cable and, besides, I kind of already read the book. I hate…
The Word Alive: One Way to Find Meaning in Scripture

Years ago, I went to Creation, and the speaker on the main stage gave an amazing sermon that I've not forgotten. He instructed us to read the Bible and, when a verse pops out to us, we should do the following: write it d…
Devotional: Leviticus and Holiness

By Karl Johnson at A Radical Journey What does it mean to be holy? This question is central to an accurate reading of the book of Leviticus, as holiness is the key theme of this book. Not only does God tell the people of…
Devotional: Exodus 1-25

By Karl Johnson at A Radical Journey Your past does not define you. There are so many times when we look at others or ourselves, and all we see is the past, and usually not the positives. Past failures. Past pain. Past r…
Reading the Whole Bible in a Year: It Can Be Done!

If you're anything like me, you're easily distracted and always pressed for time. That's about par for the course these days. With technology at our fingertips and the news feed constantly updating itself with new post…