Tuesday, April 28, 2026

James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Matthew 5:23-24 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Luke 17:3-4 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Matthew 12:25 Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Hebrews 12:14-15 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Unseen Illustrations

Unseen Realm Illustrations

Answering YOUR Questions on the Unseen Realm | Live Q&A #4

https://youtu.be/DSYJ3e39Hug

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Hermeneutics

A text without context is a pretext for a proof text.

What is Hermeneutics?

https://youtu.be/382Yq5hBl9o

Kevin Vanhoozer joins Kirk E. Miller to surface the question that quietly shapes every act of Bible reading: What does it mean to understand Scripture well?

Aiming to demystify the discipline, Kevin explores what hermeneutics is, what theological and metaphysical pre-commitments ought to inform our approach to Scripture, and why it matters for our Christian "reading cultures," the local church.

Episode outline: 00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:40 Meet Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer 01:31 What is Hermeneutics? 07:06 The Importance of Hermeneutics in Christian Life 13:06 Hermeneutics and Other Theological Disciplines 20:13 The Role of Theological Pre-commitments 25:01 Understanding the Ontology and Teleology of Scripture 25:39 The Nature of Scripture: Human and Divine Discourse 28:33 Literal vs. Figural Readings of the Bible 34:39 The Meaning of Meaning in Biblical Texts 40:27 The Role of Hermeneutics in Addressing Interpretive Pluralism 41:49 The Importance of Interpretive Virtues 46:28 The Concept of Interpretive Communities 52:54 Practical Implications for Local Churches 53:35 Conclusion and Final Thoughts