Peripatetic Pastor

Tag: Origen

  • MORE (MOSTLY SHORT) NOTES ON HOW TO READ THE BIBLE WITH JOY

    MORE (MOSTLY SHORT) NOTES ON HOW TO READ THE BIBLE WITH JOY A few posts back I made a few suggestions about how to read the Bible with joy and a certain confidence. Five simple suggestions: To those five suggestions for reading the Bible, allow me to add five more, beginning with: 1. Laugh occasionally. The Bible…

  • THINKING ABOUT BIBLICAL AUTHORITY

    Reading the Bible with Joy Authority in Crisis We face a crisis of authority. Or, rather, crises of authority. Some of these are in matters of faith. My most recent post on reading the Bible ended with a question about biblical authority: When does the Bible say to the church: “Thus says the Lord”? When…

  • THE SUBTLETY OF STORY: NOTES ON READING THE BIBLE

    The story of Jacob’s ladder (Genesis 28:10-22) is a marvel of concise storytelling. In the space of just 13 verses, it satirizes not just one ancient holy place but two. It speaks hope and purpose to the scattered people of God. It lays out in brief a theology of election. It allows Jacob to make…