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Welcome to a 3-part series where I unpack some of my own internal musings, alongside evidence-backed research to identify a problem that we're all currently facing... We've forgotten how to have true fun, because we've bought into the lies we've been sold by a society that is using our brains against us. So, in a year where I'm reclaiming the joy of true fun, I invite you to journey with me through the problem this week. Next week, I promise to bring you the solution. And in the final part of...
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30% of the Bible is ancient poetry, and it's the type of writing that every human can connect with on an emotional level. Narrative is a recording of external events — the who, what, when and where… Poetry explores the why — by revealing the inner dialogue at play between people and God. By igniting the imagination. By asking questions. By making comparisons. By deepening understanding. By emotionally expressing. By honestly venting. Reading biblical poetry can sometimes feel like you'r...
You might have heard the Bible been called "an instruction manual for life" or something along those lines. Now, that is true... but I also think that phrase can paint the wrong image of the Bible – meaning an image of God's book being all about the do's and don'ts of life rather than the story of God's people and his redemptive plan for humanity. The Bible contains law, but it isn't all law. If we only see the Bible as law, then we might start to only see God as a d...
Your brain loves a good story. In fact, a really clear narrative has the ability to cut through every other distraction in your life (of which there are many). A captivating story has the power to make you pay attention, focus, and sync up with the words and emotions of the storyteller. A story can also change you, move you, and motivate you to live differently. And the Bible is filled with stories about real people who faced real struggles and overcame real obstacles. It's the narrativ...
If the aim in analytical reading is to fully understand a book as a singular book written by one author conveying their point of view, then the aim of syntopical reading is much different. In Level 4 of reading, we now have to ask: How do all of these books individually form one bigger picture and present one key over-arching storyline? How do the authors present the same message in various ways, at various times, to various groups of people? Do all of these books together verify the story of...
Don't let the Bible simply be a verbal memory that you recite emptily. Don't fall victim to verbalism where you can quote the Bible but not explain the very words you just quoted. Our aim in reading the Bible is not about gathering information (although it's packed with it). It's not about being entertained (although parts are VERY entertaining). Our ultimate goal is transformation and the renewing of our minds, because that will change our lives for the better. THAT will lead us to bec...