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Category: Scripture Study
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Every Translation Makes Choices Someone Disagrees With
I remember sitting in a dimly lit hospital room years ago, holding a worn Greek New Testament and trying to explain a concept of…
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Understanding the Setting Before Judging the Rule
I remember sitting in a cramped hospital consultation room, the air smelling of antiseptic and stale coffee, listening to a man try to make…
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A Proverb Is a Pattern, Not a Promise
I remember sitting in a dim hospital room in the middle of a February night, holding the hand of a man who had spent…
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Prophecy Spoke to Its Own Moment First
I remember sitting in a sterile hospital room during a late-night shift, listening to a man try to make sense of a terrifying diagnosis…
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Every Letter Answered a Question We Only Partly Hear
I remember sitting in a dim hospital room in the late nineties, holding the hand of a man who was trying to make sense…
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Metaphor Is Not Imprecision
I remember sitting in a dim hospital ward late one Tuesday, watching a man try to find the words to say goodbye to his…
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Stories Teach by Showing, Not Stating
I remember sitting in a dimly lit hospice room late one Tuesday, listening to a man try to piece together the story of his…
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Poetry Should Not Be Read Like a Legal Code
I remember sitting in a sterile hospital room in the late nineties, holding the hand of a man who was losing his grip on…
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A Verse Removed From Its Paragraph Can Say Anything
I remember sitting in a cramped, sterile room in the oncology ward, holding the hand of a man who had just been told his…
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Context Answers More Questions Than Commentary
I remember sitting in a dim hospital room twenty years ago, a heavy, leather-bound volume resting on my lap, while a man I had…