One of the blessings of this year is the resources that I have found to study God's word. I have made the Bible Project a part of my daily routine in some way or the other. I have also read books by N.T. Wright, Scot McKnight, and Nancy Gutherie. The common thread of all of these is their emphasis on Biblical theology - that is seeing the Bible as one complete story that leads to Jesus. All these things have given me a new perspective on God's Word.
I have lived in the mountains of East Tennessee all my life. I can see Mt. LeConte from the dam where I walk almost every day. I have driven in the mountains and even hiked to Alum Cave. I have never had the desire to climb that mountain. I have been content to simply see it in the distance and drive around it. But the time with my camera has given me the desire to climb it. All these resources that I have studied this year have been like a gift. They have given me the desire to climb the mountain of God's word, to read more than just the familiar passages. I want to read more deeply and actually study the Bible in a way that goes beyond "what 's in it for me." I want to do the hard work of finally climbing the mountain, of studying the way I did for my degree and teaching. When you get to the top of the mountain you see valleys and hills and mountains. I want to begin my journey to the top of the mountain - one that will take as Psalm 1 says every day and night. As I climb I want to see the connections between passages, to see how each part of the Bible tells us more of God's plan. I want those connections to become ingrained - so used that I make them without thinking - that I see them instantly. This will take time just reading God's word as well as reading the work of Bible scholars. Along with this desire to climb there must be a purpose for climbing. Study for study's sake is not enough. I must learn to share what I have studied. I must learn to share the story of Jesus. I am not sure how I will do this - that part God will have to show me. One way may be this website and the blogs but I want to be open to more ways. I don't know if anyone will ever read this post, but if you do and you want to study more on your own I have and will continue to put the resources that I am using on the "Ideas" page of this website. And I would love to have someone to join me in climbing the mountain - to walk and talk about what we are learning. If you would like to do that then you Contact me.
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