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A word of encouragement for my fellow Christians on this Sunday morning... The stories you find within the biblical texts are some of the most beautiful, powerful, and devastating stories in the history of the world.
When you read them, don’t try to make their observations and insights about God fit within your particular brand of theology. Instead, allow yourself to marinate in their words. Enter into the world of the authors. Let the texts speak for themselves and say what they want to say.
Don’t try to make their words say what you want them to say or what you think they ought to say. Read what they are saying...even if they challenge your preconceptions. Be bold and allow those preconceptions to be challenged.
You may end up experiencing God in a deeper, richer, and fuller way than you thought possible. In allowing these very human words to speak to you from across the millennia, you may even end up finding a bit of yourself along the way...
