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AJ Jacobs: His Year of “Living” Biblically (I.E. Following All the Rules of the Bible)

This video of his reflections from his experience is fascinating. His book is sitting on my shelf begging to be read when I get the chance.

Just from watching this short video, I had so many breakthroughs on what the church can learn from his…

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I love NT Wright. 

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How To Read The Bible by NT Wright

If the Bible is anything, it is complex, so it should not surprise us to see a growing biblical illiteracy in the electronic age.
Shane Hipps, Flickering Pixels (via invisibleforeigner)
Only Jesus can heal, redeem, judge, and restore the world. Our obedience matters, as do our effort, worship, and faithfulness to Jesus. Our good works will not go unnoticed or unrewarded. But we cannot achieve any utopia or bring in the kingdom now because sin is still in the world. Only Christ can usher in His kingdom, which He will do when He returns again.
Mike Erre, Why the Bible Matters, pg 121
If the knowledge we acquire through our reading and study of this text that involves us in following Jesus, diverts us from the very Jesus we started out following we would have been better off never to have opened the book in the first place.
Eugene Peterson
How many Christian women get more Oprah than the Bible?
Mark Driscoll
the biblical narrative is subversive to all other narratives
Mike Erre, Why the Bible Matters, pg 13
One of the many reasons the Bible still matters is that it reveals the weaknesses of the stories of our world and tells an alternative story. And it is not just any story, it is the true story.
Mike Erre, Why the Bible Matters, pg 12
I’m writing a book all about the life and times of Jesus. I’m gonna name it “Mark”. Because my name is Mark.
Jim Gaffigan
Orphans & vulnerable children are not a cause. They are a biblical & social mandate we can’t ignore.
Rick Warren