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[Here’s a flashback to a post from last Christmas season…a gentle reminder.] WHY GET UPSET that the city outlaws nativity scenes on public property? Why complain about Wal-Mart greeters wishing us Happy Holidays instead of Merry …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Tommy Hartman, who wins a free book for bothering to ask. Here’s his question: The number 1 question I get all the time from people who question my beliefs is the one I can’t answer. It’s this: “With the …
I PARAPHRASE THE BIBLE as part of a new Bible study technique I’ve been trying out. It helps me see the Bible in a different way. I compare a bunch of translations, and I think about how I would try to put the same stories and teachings in my …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Jessica Pritt, whom I would guess has short hair…or wants to. She starts her question by pointing to a Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 11:6. I’ll give it to you in a moment. Here’s her question: Many people …
I WAS BUMMED when the Bible study software I had used for over a decade got bought out by a company that—as far as I was concerned—took the software in the direction of stinky cheese. I was used to that software, and it was important to my writing. I …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Zacarias Rivera,* who wins a free book for taking the time to ask it. Here’s his question: “What is the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?” Brace yourself for the next paragraph. …
FRIENDS MAKE US WORK. Usually a good thing. I got an email yesterday from a longtime friend of mine who knows that I sometimes paraphrase the Bible as a technique I’m trying out to study the Bible. She asked if I had paraphrased the famous Love …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Ricardo Garcia-Suarez, who wins a free book of mine for his troubles (Ricardo, email me). Here’s his question. It’s kinda long, which suggests Ricardo might be a candidate for the ministry. I’ve …
I GOT THE JOB of leading the curriculum team for our church Bible study group that meets on Sunday. Several of us take turns leading the discussion. Usually, I let others sign up to teach first. Then I pick up whatever is left. But when we put …
I’M MORE SIMPLE-MINDED than even I realized. It hit me on Sunday, during our Bible study at church. We’ve been in a series on the topic of prayer and the inevitable question came up: “What difference does it make? God already knows what’s going …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK It comes from Naomi Broach, who won a free copy of my three-book set called “Complete Bible Discovery Set.” OK, actually it’s called “Stephen M. Miller’s Complete Bible Discovery Set,” but that’s embarrassing. Though my …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK It comes from Rachel Fry, who wins a free book for her trouble. She says her question comes from this verse in the Bible: “One day when the angels came to report to God, Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along …
