we finished Matthew!

In follow-up to my last comment on my regular Bible study, we have finished the book of Matthew. In January 2014 we start Daniel!

the gospel according to hashtags

For the past many months I have been meeting almost bi-weekly with a small group to study the book of Matthew. We started in Jan 2012, and as of the end of May of 2013, we’ve made it through chapter 21. At our last meeting, I had an epiphany: if the gospels were written today, […]

lots of changes

This will likely be the last term I teach a Sunday afternoon discipleship class at Porter. But this is a Good Thing™. Beginning the first Sunday in April, I will be trialing as the new primary leader of a SS class Life Group. If all goes well, after the first month, I’ll be in there […]

other things to podcast

In addition to my previous post about podcasting the Bible, I have been considering offering a podcasted version of some now-public-domain texts – such as Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening or Faith Checkbook. What other titles like that would be appreciated to exist in audio form?

podcasting the Bible

I’ve been tossing around the idea of podcasting the Bible for some time – ie, creating an audio Bible of my own (using a readily-available translation), and posting episodes (chapters or books – haven’t decided which yet) on a frequent basis (perhaps weekly). After all, what better way is there to study the Bible than […]

How to Study the Bible

In follow-up to my last post about George Guthrie’s book Read the Bible for Life, I wanted to give some more thoughts on how to study the Bible in practical ways. Let the Bible speak for itself “The Word of God is living and sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12). Given that this is true, […]

Bereanism: Bible study, and seminaries

In Acts 17, we are introduced to the Bereans: The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to […]