The Bible and Me: Eleven Observations “I read my Bible often; I try to read it right. Least to my understandin’, it’s nothing but a burning light.” Blind Willie Johnson, What is the Soul of a Man. Scripture is in my bones. I received my first Bible as a Christmas gift from my mom and …
The Parable of the Sower, the Seeds and the Soil. “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he scattered them across the field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil …
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. Please read Matthew 25:31-46. The Parable: a. Is this a parable, or is it a word of prophecy, an eye-opening description of a future judgment? The reference to the shepherd and the sheep and the goats gives it a feel of a parable, but the interaction between the …
I AM Fresh Bread. I AM the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again.” (John 6:35). I AM: the outlandish claim of Jesus to be co-equal to the eternal God in heaven; the personal Name of Yahweh given to Moses at the burning bush in Exodus 3:14; an abbreviated …