Early last season, the Indianapolis Colts were being shut out by the New York Jets, but the Colts drove the ball down the field and were one yard away from a touchdown. Then, a bad ball-exchange between Colt, Frank Gore, their Pro Bowl running back and Andrew Luck, their star quarterback, translated into a costly…
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Exegesis—A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially Scripture The word exegesis [ek suh JEE suhs] is derived from a combination of two Greek words: a preposition meaning “out of” coupled with a verb meaning “to lead.” In reference to Scripture, then, the term describes the practice of examining and explaining a Bible text,…
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Written by Mike Livingstone I’ve never met a Bible study leader who said, “I want to lead a shallow Bible study.” Neither have I met anyone who attended a weekly Bible study with the hopes of being bored by pointless superficialities. Regardless of our group members’ level of biblical knowledge or spiritual maturity, depth is…
Read MoreGod had prepared David for his encounter with Goliath. David had fought a lion and a bear while guarding his family’s sheep. He pointed to both these experiences as preparing him to face Goliath. In a way, the battle with Goliath was preparatory for what lay ahead for David. He would be called on to…
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“Give us a king” then people had demanded. If we rewind to 1 Samuel 8, we see the people coming to the prophet Samuel with what seemed like a reasonable demand on the surface. They wanted a king – someone to rule over them like the other nations had. We can certainly understand the demand;…
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