Every Line Matters
Reading Scripture
In film, very few lines are meaningless. Almost everything is either developing character or advancing the story.
In a similar way, God wrote his word with intentionality and purpose. The Bible is filled with people who experience real emotions, struggles, failures, and victories. And though it is made up of many books, the Bible unfolds with a unified narrative that points to God’s redemptive work throughout history.
When we read Scripture, we should keep this in mind. We can look at biblical characters not simply as names on a page, but as real people with backgrounds, motivations, fears, and hopes. At the same time, we can step back and see the full picture—recognizing how the different parts of the Bible work together as one cohesive story.
We can immerse ourselves in the story, and see our place in it.
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Big Questions Complete Collection: 6-Book Boxed Set (Big Questions)
This collection would be the perfect graduation present for your young ones! Would make for great reads over the summer to prepare them for when school starts up again. 18% off at Westminster Bookstore, and use code DIVEINDIGDEEP to save an extra 5% off your entire order always.
Christian Studies teacher and school chaplain Chris Morphew has been answering tough questions from young people for over a decade. Big Questions is a series of fun and fast-paced books walking kids aged 9-13 through what the Bible says about life, helping them to grow in confident and considered faith. Now you can get all six books in this stylish slipcase.
Books included:
How Do We Know That Christianity Is Really True?
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
Who Am I and Why Do I Matter?
How Can I Be Sure What’s Right and Wrong?
What Happens When We Die?
How Can I Feel Closer to God?
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Apologetics
One of our Sunday School topics requested by our high school students was Answering Hard Questions, and I wanted to share a short series on Apologetics from my teaching resource library:
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