Sorting Beans

Devotions come in many sizes and flavors. You have the soft mushy kind, the dry scholarly kind, and the in-between kind.

But what I bring to you is one that when you come out of your devotional time you will have grasped the meaning of the the text, and where you fit into the God story.

Often times when you read, I bet you have the “hustle-bustle” type of experience. You have a desire to spend your mornings in devotion, yet your busy life just won’t submit.

If this describes you, then keep reading.

My mornings usually consist of scrounging around the house trying to find the clothes I just washed last night, what I can pop in the toaster for a quick breakfast, trying to shower in the time it takes two cups of coffee to brew, and if I’m lucky, getting a few Bible verses in view. All to get out of the house in just enough time to make it to work 30 seconds before being late.

Should I tell you how often I get those Bible verses in? I’ll let you guess . . . Okay, fine I’ll tell you: Not often.

So what to do about this?

We have now come to our last installment of this Bible Study Series on Fallen and Flawed.

This is my favorite part of the series. The C in “T.H.I.N.C.”

You will want to read this one. If not, you’re missing the whole point of this Bible Study.

So far I have covered the following topics:

T=Trust
H=Halting
I=Immediate Context
N=Navigation

Go HERE to see what this last—crucial—part of the study series is.

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So now we come to our fourth installment of this Bible Study Series on Fallen and Flawed.

It’s been an excellent experience for me, as I have thoroughly enjoyed writing it.

Thanks to all of you for tagging along and contributing by your readership and thoughtful comments.

My ultimate purpose in this series is to glorify God in Christ by encouraging those who read to engage the Scriptures that testify to Him, and spurring them into a deeper relationship with the Lord Jesus.

You are the ones who make works such as this worth the while.

So far I have covered the following topics:

T=Trust
H=Halting
I=Immediate Context

And now enter the part of our study aid T.H.I.N.C.

The N in “T.H.I.N.C.”

Go HERE to read more.

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Four weeks ago we launched a 5-part series on how to study the Bible for Demian Farnworth on Fallen and Flawed.

This is a Christ-centered approach where we use the acronym T. H. I. N. C. as a study aid.

Part one was T for “Trust”—that’s where we begin—and part two was H for “Halting”—when Scripture causes us to put on the brakes.

What’s next? Follow this link to read more.



—Jonathan

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Today I have written a guest article for Demian Farnworth on his website. This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on A Christ-Centered Approach to Bible Study.

The acronym we have been using as a study aid is T. H. I. N. C.

Part 1 was “Trust.” That’s where we begin.

What’s next?

Halting—The “H” in “T.H.I.N.C.”

Read the full article here.

—Jonathan

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That is, in your faith.

I used to get involved in debates quite frequently.

Most of them were online, and sometimes in some kind of forum. Other times they have been personal.

But never have I participated in a formal debate—I still wonder about that.

Recently, though, I have been involved in a bit of a debate with another person in a comment thread on a website I often read.

It’s been a back-and-forth commenting on the issue of the Bible

And I am the one who broke it.

I love listening to sermons. Actually, I have 13 podcasts that I update and listen to regularly via iTunes. I sometimes listen to other resources, but these are the main people I listen to. They are:

I used to have many more, but I realized I only listened to these frequently.

Here’s the point: