Category Archives: Spiritual Formation

Resources to help you grow in your faith.

BIBLE STUDY | USING A STUDY BIBLE TO DISCOVER HISTORICAL INFORMATION

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Last week, you were given a few questions to answer about the Book of Mark.  It is important to review the general information concerning the book as a whole, as it will give you some insight, as to how the section of Scripture you have chosen to study, may fit into the whole.

Hopefully, you have gathered some of the resources we mentioned in week one, to your  personal library.  The two resources I used from my  library to answer those questions, were the Life Application Study Bible, and the Archaeological Study Bible.  Below is the comparison of information that I received from both. Continue reading →

BIBLE STUDY | CHOOSING A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE TO STUDY

There isn’t anything magical about choosing a section of Scripture to study.  People choose passages for different reasons, but whatever your reason, I hope you choose to dig deeper than a cursory reading of the bible.  While a reading plan helps you become familiar with God’s Word, I believe that a deeper study of the bible is needed to help you grow in knowledge, wisdom, and maturity of faith.

Here are a few recommendations for choosing a section of Scripture to study: Continue reading →

BIBLE STUDY | 7 ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY

Many people read the bible daily, and that is a good thing.  If you are one of those folks I want to applaud your consistency in reading and becoming familiar with God’s word.

If your bible study goes no farther than that I want to challenge you to dig a little deeper.  While a consistent reading habit is beneficial, there is so much more you can discover about the bible that will help you live a transformed life.

Today, I want to help you begin to set up a personal library of resources that will help remove some of the obstacles present when trying to interpret and understand the bible.  All of the resources I recommend below are resources that I have in my personal library.  I know there are other materials that could be mentioned, but the books listed here are ones I use and like.  If you find similar resources that are better, cheaper, more highly recommended that is okay.  The important thing is that you begin to build a small library of resources to aid in your study of the bible. Continue reading →