I want to commend audio bibles to you. We live in a time of podcasts and audiobooks. Why not also listen to the Bible? We have always been first aural. We learn language through hearing, not reading. Indeed, the ability to listen is nearly universal. And listening overcomes illiteracy, low literacy, and dyslexia. For centuries, the public, audible reading of … [Read more...] about Audio Bibles
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Our Rock
In caring for a house, I have made one surprising discovery: Houses are anything but still. They look still. They look stable and immovable. But it’s not true! There’s a reason why they call house care “upkeep,” because you have to keep the house up! It is always falling down in one way or another. Winds ruffle and rip its shingles. Rain rots its seals. Vines find its … [Read more...] about Our Rock
We Will Rise Physically
Because Christ is risen, we will rise physically. In every story with a jailbreak, there is one thing everyone is trying to get, one thing everyone is straining and reaching out for, one thing everyone is trying to slide off the hook, one thing everyone is trying to wrench from the guard’s belt: the keys. He who holds the keys has the power of freedom and life. In the … [Read more...] about We Will Rise Physically
Our Carrier
I don’t know that we consider this image much when we think of God, but it comes up fairly frequently in the Bible, and it is easily one of my favorites: God is our carrier. We have already encountered this image in talking about God as our Father. Deuteronomy 1:32 says, “the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son.” In His role as our heavenly dad, God … [Read more...] about Our Carrier
Our Shepherd
In my life, I have once seen a shepherd personally. We were on a mission trip with a group of students, and it was a rainy day. We were traveling up and down windy roads in rural Portugal. Out in the downpour sat a shepherd. I think he had a rain jacket on. (I can’t remember if he had an umbrella.) But there he sat in the rain, watching his flock. That image has stuck … [Read more...] about Our Shepherd