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Stay Focused

One of my retirement goals is to develop a constant awareness of God’s presence. But here’s what I noticed this morning: as I settling into my prayer time, I was hit with a “urgent need” to check my email. It … Continue reading

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A look under the hood

Last week was a busy week in “From Scroll to eBook.” Our discussions covered An inside look at the Greek New Testament A partial answer to “Why do we have some many versions of the Bible?” An opportunity to practice … Continue reading

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What the First Hebrew Scriptures looked like

The fourth session of “From Scoll to eBook” investigated what the first copies of the Hebrew scriptures looked like. At the end, we practiced using the Bible as a prayer guide. You can check out the details at scroll to ebook4

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How We Received the Bible

Last week, I continued my guest series at New Hope Eugene by discussing why we believe our Bible is extremely close to the documents written by the original authors. Then we examined the human-divine process of recognizing selected works as … Continue reading

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Why We Believe the Bible

On September 25, I shared four reasons “Why We Believe the Bible.” Check them out at Scroll to eBook 2

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Guest Teaching at New Hope Eugene

This Wednesday, I started a six-week stint as guest teacher at the Wednesday night worship for New Hope Eugene. I discussed “Who Wrote the Bible” with a wonderfully responsive group. You can download the slides from Scroll to eBook 1 final … Continue reading

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God, Teach Me to Find You

I read the prayer below at http://bit.ly/10a7Lay I’m struck once again with two truths: how little I look for God’s presence and activity in my day, and how readily God is found when I look. Here’s the prayer, by St. … Continue reading

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Time for Wisdom

Today’s Bible reading included 1 Kings 20-21, and it definitely confused me. At times, God chastised the leaders when they treated people graciously. At other times, God explicitly reverses himself and treats people graciously. So my question is, how do … Continue reading

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Revealing Jesus Christ

I’ve spent a delightful thirteen weeks teaching at New Hope Eugene, and tonight will be the last night for the Spring. Tonight we finish our 7-week examination of the big story underlying all scripture. As we look at the book … Continue reading

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