Bible Overview
In the beginning was the Word
In this final sermon of the series I have called a ‘helicopter level’ overview of the Bible we begin with John’s enigmatic, poetic, mysterious statement.
Letters to the early church
In seeking to understand the origin and meaning of our faith and its influence on our daily lives, we are engaged in an unceasing task.
The Gospels
We come now in our helicopter view of the Bible to the gospels – the four books that lie at the centre of our faith.
God teach us how to pray
The structure of the Protestant Old Testament places five books near the middle that are called Books of Wisdom. These five books close out the historical section of the Old Testament.
What does it prophet a man?
In the Christian Old Testament there are 15 books named after prophets.
The curious incident of the calf in the desert
At their heart these stories tell us that in order for humankind to prosper we need to live together in community.
In the beginning and in the second beginning
my hope is to give you a taste of some of the thinking of scholars about how and when the Bible was written, by whom and for what reasons.
Balcony View Bible
I want to spend the next seven Sundays revisiting our founding tradition as it is handed down in the Bible …