I’ve written before about how the Old Testament is to be read in light of the New. The Bible isn’t just some book of random stories that can be taken out of context and smushed together in new formations like pieces of an Erector Set. Rather, it’s one story, and it’s parts relate to each other in the ways they were intended by God to do. The task for us is to discern how.
Category: Bible
The Problem of Intent
The Bible Project
I was directed to The Bible Project recently by my friend and mentor Daniel Viezbicke. It’s an attempt by a Bible teacher and a graphic designer to explain the Bible in a simple and unified way, using 5-10 minute animated videos. Their conviction is that “The Bible is a unified narrative that leads to Jesus and has profound wisdom for the modern world.”
Word in Time
Have you ever talked with someone who comes to the conversation with a sort of aural shotgun approach? There doesn’t seem to be an effort on their part to organize their words or subject matter; instead, they just word-vomit, more or less. Often when I have a conversation with someone like this, I feel that this person has just thrown a bunch of puzzle pieces from several different puzzles at me and left me to put it all together.
A Better Song
In The Odyssey, Homer recounts Odysseus’ run-in with the Sirens, beautiful creatures whose alluring song cause sailors to shipwreck themselves in an attempt to find the source. Continue reading “A Better Song”
Cultus and Culture 