Last week we shared the 10 most popular posts on Knowable Word from 2015. Today, we’re sharing the 10 posts of 2015 that were the most fun for us to write.
Ryan
5. How to Ruin a Small Group Discussion in 4 Easy Steps
I wrote this post tongue-in-cheek, which was a lot of fun. This post was part of my series on attending small group Bible studies, and I wrote most of it using examples from years of witnessing (and leading!) mediocre-to-bad discussions.
4. When Bible Study Meets Real Life
Who has the time to do all of this OIA Bible study? In this post I suggest looking at your devotional life through the lens of Bible intake, making sure not to neglect Bible study entirely.
3. How to Apply the Bible in Community
I taught a Sunday school class at my church this past year on how to study the Bible. While teaching, I was struck with how much Christians need each other to apply the Bible. This post offered the “how” portion of my answer.
2. Why We Need Community to Apply the Bible
See above. In this post, I tried to put my finger on why Christianity is not a solo venture. I love it when I can draw directly on the lessons God is teaching me for my posts.
1. Don’t Forget the Gospel During Bible Study
This was a post where I was preaching to myself. Whether I feel like a success or a failure after personal or group Bible study, I need to return again and again to the central message of the Bible—the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Peter
5. 50 Observations of John 3:16
I could hardly contain my excitement when students from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania took my challenge (from page 42 of Knowable Word) to make 50 observations of John 3:16. They sent me a photo of an autographed white board as the fruit of their labor.
4. Top 10 Curses of Study Bibles
Study Bibles are like guns. They are dangerous and require extreme caution. We should have rules about how to use them safely.
3. (Almost) How the Bible was Meant to be Read
To date, my favorite book to review has been the ESV Reader’s Bible. This thing will change the way you read the Bible. Check it out.
2. Don’t Neglect the Lesser-Known Commands of God
My April Fool’s post for this year was full of fun and good cheer. To both celebrate April Fool’s Day and teach the importance of context, I could think of nothing better than ridiculously to rip Scripture from its context.
1. Why God Speaks to Job Twice
I really enjoyed all the posts I wrote on the book of Job this year. These posts came out of a sermon series at my church, and this one was my favorite of the bunch.
In severe suffering, Job has accused God of doing wrong and of remaining silent. But God arrives, speaking out of the whirlwind, to put Job in his place. Job 38:1-39:30 records God’s first speech, recounting the wildness, inscrutability, and uncontrollable power of God’s creation. Duly humbled, Job tries to slink away like an amateur diver whose loosely tied trunks slipped off at surface impact.
But God will have nothing of the sort. “Oh no, you don’t. I’m not done with you yet.”
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