Not sure about this ... it's the Good News translation of the New Testament, set with lots of photos, in a 286-page glossy oversized magazine format....
Let's wander off the beaten path a little bit today, shall we? I want to talk about art. Everyone likes art, right? But what is art? I think that's a really great question that can lead us to some wonderful places of discovery.
It's high time you began a disciplined approach to reading Scripture, don't you think? Here is a review of the ESV Daily Reading Bible and three ideas for how you can move through the Scripture in a systematic and helpful way.
They say that breaking up is hard to do. And it doesn't help when you are stinkin' coward. What's much harder is loving well. Would love for you to share your experiences with us all on this one.
The following is a reading plan that I developed for some newer disciples / followers of Jesus to help them get a good picture of what is going on in Scripture from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. Our English Bibles do not follow a clear chronological order (particularly in the Old Testament), so many people who read the Bible straight through aren't able to, say, summarize the Biblical narrative as a whole. This is a bit of a problem as I believe that a developing healthy understanding of the Bible's story (and my/your place in it) is an essential component of discipleship.
Is MBI a fair representation of Messianic Judaism? Here is a two-part review of MBI's statement entitled "Errors of Christianity." It makes MBI seem reactionary and, possibly, heretical.
Is MBI a fair representation of Messianic Judaism? Here is a two-part review of MBI's statement entitled "Errors of Christianity." It makes MBI seem reactionary and, possibly, heretical. Part 2 of 2.