Friday Five–Bible Verse Edition

I haven’t played the Friday Five in a while, but these questions were a good ‘thought exercise’ this morning. 1. What is your favorite Bible verse? Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things, God is working for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” This is the…

Bible as Biology Text

Republican Sherry Nuxoll has introduced a bill in the Idaho Senate Education Committee that would “expressly permit” public school teachers to use the Bible while studying such topics as literature, history, biology, music, and world geography. The Education Committee unanimously agreed to introduce the bill. Of course, teachers today are free to use the Bible…

Writing in the Margins

Our adult Sunday School class is using the Animate Curriculum on the Bible right now. This past week, we were talking about our Bibles. For some of us, the sacredness of the text keeps us from marking the pages with notes. For me, I have many copies of the Bible. But the one I call…