Use Scripture, slowly.
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Articles & Devotionals
Short essays on reading Scripture slowly, honest questions about the Christian life, and devotional reflections. Newest first.
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5 min read
Why the resurrection is the linchpin
Christianity stands or falls on a historical claim. Why the bodily resurrection of Jesus is the single load-bearing belief — and why the earliest Christians treated it that way.
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4 min read
What 'gospel' actually means
A four-letter word that has lost its sharpness through overuse. What the New Testament actually meant by "gospel," and why the original meaning still has teeth.
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4 min read
Reading Paul slowly
Paul wrote letters to specific churches with specific problems. Reading them as letters — not as theology textbooks — opens them up. A short guide to entering the epistles.
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4 min read
Building a Bible-reading rhythm that lasts
Most Bible-reading plans fail not because the plan was wrong but because the rhythm was wrong. A short guide to building one you will keep.
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4 min read
Reading Genesis slowly
The first book of the Bible is one story, not a battlefield. A short guide to reading Genesis 1–12 as the start of a story that has not yet ended.
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4 min read
How to read a Psalm slowly
The Psalms are prayers, not bus schedules. A simple method for reading one well, with Psalm 23 as a worked example.
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4 min read
Why read the Old Testament?
Jesus quoted it constantly. The story he stepped into was already underway. A short case for not skipping the first three-quarters of your Bible.