Eat This Book
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As we read through Revelation this week, another key passage to reflect on is Daniel 7. The whole book of Daniel would be good, but Daniel 7 really sets a base for how the early Church was hearing what Jesus was saying. Does it answer any specific questions? No. It is good to remember this,… Read more
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At the beginning of the summer we began “Eat This Book.” It was a project to read through the New Testament together. We put up a “tree” at the beginning and asked everyone to put a “leaf” on the tree for every book of the New Testament they read. It has been a great picture… Read more
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This is “Revelation Week” at our church. We are finishing up our summer reading, “Eat This Book,” and we finish with THE END… or is it THE BEGINNING? It is the revelation of Jesus Christ, not a revelation of “the end of the world as we know it.” This is a letter of love from the… Read more
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Today our church goes through 1-3 John, but I’ve already begun my re-reading of Revelation. This book is my “guilty pleasure” in Scripture reading. I find so many people avoid it because it’s so difficult to understand. Those who seem to “enjoy” it do so as they “teach” in a way that is linear and… Read more
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Was it an old Keith Green song that said, “You love the world, but you’re avoiding Me”? 1 John is clear about NOT loving the world. He gives us examples: craving what the body feels, craving for what the eyes see, and the arrogant pride of one’s possessions. (CEB). Sounds like it pretty much includes…… Read more
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This is a repost from last year. As I am reading 1 John for “Eat This Book” at our church, I was reminded of the Common English Bible’s rendering of this passage. 9 Those born from God don’t practice sin because God’s DNA remains in them. They can’t sin because they are born from God. 10 This is how… Read more
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1 John is so full of the word “love” it has to give the Rambo types in the theological world ulcers. It’s probably why Mark Driscoll may stay away from it. But the concept of “love” is what needs work. We have this mushy definition of, “I am what I am and you need to… Read more
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1 John almost seems to be a mystical letter. There are bold, brash statements about “knowing the anointing” and “not needing any teacher,” plus the whole thing of not sinning anymore. 1-3 John are such short books and make such outlandish statements, it’s almost too easy to skim right over them. Not sin? REALLY? Part… Read more
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We are down to our last two weeks of “Eat This Book,” our journey as a church through the New Testament. We have made an intentional effort to read the New Testament with fresh eyes, tackling whole books at a time rather than a few verses at a time. This has been a joy for… Read more
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This summer has been one of the most enriching as a pastor that I can remember. Our church has been on a journey to read through the entire New Testament this summer. The main goal was to read each book of the New Testament as a book. Get the overall view without trying to dissect things… Read more
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