One of my favorite metaphors for the divine-human combination in the inspiration of scripture and the working of the gift of prophecies comes from the story of the One-Ended Telephone Cord. This links to a story I wrote on my personal blog back in 2005, but I’ve been using it for even more years than…
Since I’m featuring my own book this week, and offering autographed copies of it, I thought I’d do some linking to some of my material on Biblical inspiration and the gift of prophecy that is available on the internet. Back in 1997 I wrote a lengthy statement of belief and supporting essay on Biblical inspiration…
I’m getting back to the Book of the Week plan, and this week’s book is When People Speak for God. Since I’m the author, I’m going to make a special offer. We’ll have this for direct sale for $15.00, which is $3.00 off the regular cover price, but I will also offer to autograph any…
Continuing the look at small groups, I notice that one of the most common questions I’m asked about Bible study groups is just how one goes about studying a text. Often somebody points to a note in their study Bible and says, “I don’t see how they got that. I can’t see it in the…
A couple of days ago, I blogged about evaluating the state of your small group during the summer months. One important type of small group is the class for new church members or new believers. For obvious reasons, such a group doesn’t continue with the same people year after year. Your hope is to see…
Summer time is often a slow time in churches. Many small groups don’t meet through the summer because people are gone on vacation, or just busy with all those other things you can do while the kids are out of school. Sunday School classes are smaller for the same reason. This is a good time…
OK, why would a business owner tell you not to buy directly from his company? That sounds pretty weird. Is there something wrong? Well, no, there isn’t anything wrong with the company, though there is something wrong with buying directly, for most people. If you are an individual, buying just a few books, then it…
I wrote and publish two books on spiritual gifts, Identifying Your Gifts and Service, and Identifying Your Gifts and Service: Small Group Edition. Occasionally people wonder just how to use these two books. What is each one for. Briefly, Identifying Your Gifts and Service is a workbook designed to be used in conjunction with a…
We have released our new proposal and submission standards, which we believe are much clearer. You can read them below, or they are available in PDF format. Energion Publications Submission Guidelines Revised: June 3, 2008 Mission Statement Summary Form Our mission is to use web and print publishing to educate Christian laity and clergy, to…
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