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Scripture Engagement Essentials

AdvocacyBible Reading

Essential Bible Blog

Ideas for igniting a Bible reading revival one person, one church, one community at a time
What’s the best way to read the Bible? Many people think it’s something like getting up real early every day and intensely reading the entire Bible every year... But is the pre-dawn snow plow routine really the best way for…
Richard
May 7, 2009
Advocacy

Raising Awareness of the Bible in Contemporary British Society

A Case Study of Young Adults Who are Not Involved in a Faith Community
F. Morgan
All approaches to interpreting the Bible are culture bound, including the systematic theologies of modernity. The Church needs to be open to new ways of reading the Bible and should encourage people to interpret texts for themselves by adopting a…
Richard
March 16, 2009
Meditation and PrayerResearch

The Psalms and Spirituality

A study of meditative engagement with selected psalms amongst Edinburgh students
Fergus Macdonald (2008)
"...the creative engagement between respondents and text results from respondents discovering that the psalms resonate with their idealism and basic human needs in ways that facilitate their ongoing spiritual quest for meaning and enlightenment, as well as providing an opportunity…
Richard
February 13, 2009
Advocacy

Needed: Scripture Use Workers (video)

What does Scripture Use work look like?
This video gives a brief introduction to the work of Scripture Use. It answers four frequently asked questions: - What is Scripture Use? - What is the end result of Scripture Use work? - What does Scripture Use work look…
Richard
January 16, 2009
Training

MA with Major in Language and Culture Studies: Scripture Engagement

Dallas International University, Texas
The MA with Major in Language and Culture Studies, concentration Scripture Engagement, provides expertise in a particular domain of Scripture Engagement service as well as broad competency in Scripture Engagement. It prepares people to comprehensively understand Scripture Engagement and address…
Richard
December 1, 2008
Advocacy

Center for Bible Engagement

from Back to the Bible
Only God's inspired Word changes people's lives. That's a fact. It's also a fact that fewer people than ever know that the answers to their problems are contained in that dusty book on their shelves. The Center for Bible Engagement…
Richard
November 18, 2008