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May 18, 2026

Biblical Oppression: What It Is, How It Works, and Why We Often Ignore It

Biblical Oppression: What It Is, How It Works, and Why We Often Ignore It

Biblical Oppression: What It Is, How It Works, and Why We Often Ignore ItKey TakeawaysBiblical oppression is the unjust use of power at the expense of others, and God consistently condemns it in God’s word.The Bible describes opp…

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April 30, 2026

Biblical Meaning Of The Table

Biblical Meaning Of The Table

Have you ever wondered how many times in the Bible is the word "table", "banquet" "feast" "eats" "feeding" and "meal" mentioned.  This is a context signal we call Tablemetrics.  Tablemetrics is the measurable pattern of God’s work …

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April 27, 2026

The Divine Pattern: Understanding Numerical Symbolism in Biblical Context

The Divine Pattern: Understanding Numerical Symbolism in Biblical Context

Biblical literature is not merely a collection of historical accounts and moral teachings; it is an intricately woven tapestry where numbers serve as a profound symbolic language that transcends simple counting. To the ancient writers, numbers often…

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April 27, 2026

Why Jesus Spoke in Parables and What They Reveal

Why Jesus Spoke in Parables and What They Reveal

The Divine Subversion: Why the "God Story" is Written in ParablesFor years, many of us treated the Bible like a technical manual—a collection of data points and "proof texts" used to win arguments or solidify doctrines. But if you look at ho…

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April 26, 2026

Hyperbolic Overstatement in the Bible: How Jesus Used Shocking Exaggeration to Expose Religious Blindness

Hyperbolic Overstatement in the Bible: How Jesus Used Shocking Exaggeration to Expose Religious Blindness

Key TakeawaysBiblical hyperbole is a deliberate figure of speech where more is said than is literally meant, designed to emphasize spiritual truth rather than convey factual information. Jesus frequently used hyperbolic statements to confront the …

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April 25, 2026

Hellenism: From Ancient Greek Culture to New Testament World and Modern Society

Hellenism: From Ancient Greek Culture to New Testament World and Modern Society

Hellenism: From Ancient Greek Culture to New Testament World and Modern SocietyWhen you step into a hospital, watch a play, or participate in a democratic election, you’re engaging with systems that trace their roots back over two thousand y…

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April 25, 2026

Journey Experiences in the Bible: Walking Through God’s Story

Journey Experiences in the Bible: Walking Through God’s Story

Journey Experiences in the Bible: Walking Through God’s StoryKey TakeawaysThe Bible is fundamentally a collection of journey stories—physical travels that reveal God’s larger spiritual story, not self-help instructions or t…

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April 17, 2026

What Is Peshat And How Does It Relate To Surface Level Reading Of The Bible?

What Is Peshat And How Does It Relate To Surface Level Reading Of The Bible?

Peshat: Beyond “Literalism” Reading Scripture with Context and MeaningWhen you hear that peshat means the “plain sense” or literal meaning of Scripture, you might assume it refers to a quick, surface-level reading. In Jewis…

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April 16, 2026

Familiarity doesn’t kill wonder by itself— it creates the illusion of understanding.

Familiarity doesn’t kill wonder by itself— it creates the illusion of understanding.

Familiarity Kills Wonder: Why We Stop Seeing What Scripture Is DoingOne of the most subtle dangers in reading Scripture isn’t misunderstanding, it’s familiarity.  Not because it’s wrong to know the text. But becaus…

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April 16, 2026

Exodus Language: Meaning, Origins, and Modern Use

Exodus Language: Meaning, Origins, and Modern Use

Exodus Language: Meaning, Origins, and Modern UseWhen Martin Luther King Jr. declared he had “been to the mountaintop,” he wasn’t talking about a hiking trip. He was drawing on a pattern rooted in one of the oldest liberation sto…

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April 16, 2026

What Are Context Signals? (How to Read the Bible in Context)

What Are Context Signals? (How to Read the Bible in Context)

What Are Context Signals? Learning to See What Scripture Is Actually DoingIf you’ve ever read a verse and felt confident about what it meant…only to later realize there might be more going on, you’ve already brushed up ag…

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April 16, 2026

Biblical Tension: Living Faithfully Between Seemingly Opposite Truths

Biblical Tension: Living Faithfully Between Seemingly Opposite Truths

Biblical Tension: Living Faithfully Between Seemingly Opposite TruthsKey TakeawaysBiblical tension refers to holding two equally true scriptural teachings that appear to pull in opposite directions without forcing artificial resolution.…

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April 16, 2026

Symbolic Narrative in the Bible

Symbolic Narrative in the Bible

Symbolic Narrative in the BibleKey TakeawaysBiblical books from Genesis (compiled c. 10th–5th century BCE) to Revelation (late 1st century CE) use narrative events and images as multilayered symbols conveying theological truth, not mer…

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April 16, 2026

Literary Structure: Why the Bible Is Built the Way It Is

Literary Structure: Why the Bible Is Built the Way It Is

Literary Structure: Why the Bible Is Built the Way It IsOne of the most overlooked signals in Scripture is not the words themselves……but how those words are arranged.We tend to read the Bible as a collection of verses.But the b…

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April 16, 2026

Not Everything Is Said Out Loud, Understanding Implicit Meaning in the Bible

Not Everything Is Said Out Loud, Understanding Implicit Meaning in the Bible

Implicit vs. Explicit Meaning: Why We Miss What Scripture Is DoingOne of the biggest reasons Scripture gets misunderstood is that we’ve been trained to only trust what is explicit.  If it’s not clearly stated, directly commanded, …

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Oct. 10, 2025

Study on Biblical Eldership: Recognized, Not Appointed

Study on Biblical Eldership: Recognized, Not Appointed

Study on Biblical Eldership: Recognized, Not Appointed “The authority of leadership in the church arises from recognition, not imposition.”1. Introduction: Why This Study MattersThe idea of eldership is one of the oldest lea…

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July 14, 2025

The Sling, the Crown, and the Crisis of Identity: Rethinking David and Goliath

The Sling, the Crown, and the Crisis of Identity: Rethinking David and Goliath

The Context of Tension, Part OneWe have often talked a lot of about context and why it matters in the Bible.  When you are aware of it, it makes the story come alive and more importantly, we are able to reference it as it was intended.  …

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July 7, 2025

Famine: When Context Starves, So Does the Church

Famine: When Context Starves, So Does the Church

Famine: When Context Starves, So Does the ChurchSome themes in Scripture carry what I call layered significance—layers that push far beyond the basic who, what, when, where, and why. These layers often make up an explanation of contex…

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July 7, 2025

A Tale of Two Churches: Why Culture Is the Missing Link

A Tale of Two Churches: Why Culture Is the Missing Link

A Tale of Two Churches: Why Culture Is the Missing LinkI recently surveyed 100 church websites across the United States. My goal wasn’t to critique doctrine or nitpick theology—it was simpler than that. I just wanted to know:Do they …

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July 1, 2025

The Five W's of Biblical Context—Plus the Hidden Layers Most People Miss

The Five W's of Biblical Context—Plus the Hidden Layers Most People Miss

The Five W's of Biblical Context—Plus the Hidden Layers Most People MissGetting the context conviction is a long journey.  This is not a one and done lesson.  Any church that teaches a Sunday sermon on this topic and calls it compl…

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June 30, 2025

The Ruthless Elimination of Prooftexting: Why Context in Scripture Matters More Than Ever

The Ruthless Elimination of Prooftexting: Why Context in Scripture Matters More Than Ever

The Ruthless Elimination of Prooftexting: Why Context in Scripture Matters More Than EverWhat if one of the biggest threats to our spiritual depth isn't disbelief — but distortion?There’s a quiet epidemic spreading in the church toda…

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June 1, 2025

Digging Deeper, The $64,000 Question

Digging Deeper, The $64,000 Question

So how do you look at sermons and messages on Sunday?  Take a moment and think about it from the perspective of the speaker. They are trying to convey some sort of message about the topic of messy church, right? Hopefully the message conveys a …

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May 31, 2025

Bible Prooftexting: Cherry-Picking or Solid Interpretation?

Bible Prooftexting: Cherry-Picking or Solid Interpretation?

Bible Prooftexting: Cherry-Picking or Solid Interpretation?Bible proof texting is selecting specific verses to support beliefs, often ignoring context. This article explains what it is, its dangers, and how to avoid it.Key TakeawaysProof t…

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May 31, 2025

Eastern verses Western Culture in Scriptural Reference

Eastern verses Western Culture in Scriptural Reference

Eastern verses Western Culture in Scriptural ReferenceThis blog post covers a textual overview of our East versus West graphic.  If you are looking for the podcast version, you can find it here.As you can see there is a lot of information…

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