Categories
Bible & Mission

It’s Not A Nice Book

The Bible a book which was written by people who lived under foreign occupation, who knew the realities of war, who suffered famine and who, all too often, met untimely deaths. Because of this, the Bible speaks to people who know these situations today; it is a realistic book, a painful book, but not a nice book.

Categories
Musing On Biblical Themes

A Bit of A Rant About Bible Verses

I like the Bible, I really do. But I have to confess that I am becoming more and more allergic to Bible verses on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere. Before you report me to the heresy police, let me explain. To make life easy for us, the Bible is divided up into chapters and verses. This […]

Categories
Observations

Why Is ‘That’ In the Bible?

Just a quick thought for the day; have you ever wondered why the Bible writers included the stuff they did when they came to write down their accounts? The obvious answer is that they were inspired to do so. But the Bible writers weren’t simply dictation machines; taking down notes without actually being aware of it. […]

Categories
Observations

The Bible Is Foreign

English speakers are fortunate; we have more translations of the Bible available to us than anyone could reasonably study in a lifetime. However, the fact that we have easy access to the Scriptures in our language can make us forget that they are essentially a very foreign series of documents. They written a long time […]

Categories
Bible & Mission

I Believe in The Scriptures

I had the privilege of seeing David Bowden perform a couple of his poems recently; he really is quite impressive. If you received this blog post by email and can’t see the video, you can find it online here.

Categories
Bible & Mission

Do We Need The New Testament?

From time to time I post something about my perception that Evangelicals, even Bible translators (or a talk here), don’t pay sufficient attention to the Old Testament. However, it isn’t often that I come across someone suggesting that we may not actually need the New Testament; but that is the excellent issue that John Goldingay raises […]

Categories
Computing/Internet

Scripture Tools for Every Person

I don’t often post other peoples’ press releases, but this is important and I want to make sure it gets lots of exposure. Tyndale House Cambridge Launches Beta-version of Scripture Tools for Every Person (STEP), a new free Bible study resource. 24 July 2013, CAMBRIDGE, UK Today the STEP development team of Tyndale House Cambridge […]

Categories
Bible & Mission

Me and the Bible

A few months ago, I was interviewed by the wonderful Jason Ramasani on the streets of London. The interview – about my attitude to the Bible – was great fun, but rather stretching. Jason wanted something that would be useful for teenagers in schools. I’ll leave you to judge whether I or not was successful. […]

Categories
Reviews Theology

Books I Have Read: Inspiration and Incarnation

If truth be told, I wasn’t planning to read this book, but on balance, I’m glad I did. Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament by Peter Enns looks at three big questions related to the Old Testament. There is a lot of similarity between some Old Testament stories and contemporary stories; for […]

Categories
Observations

Tolkien, Shakespeare and the Bible

I’m a great fan of Lord of the Rings. It’s a phenomenal book and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read right through it. I thoroughly enjoy dipping into Middle Earth, immersing myself in the world of elves, ents and hobbits. However, much I enjoy Tolkien’s creation, I never actually mistake it for […]