As promised, here is the first part of my video discussion with my wife Jody, author of Grief: Finding the Candle of Light, which is our book of the week.
This week our book of the week is Grief: Finding the Candle of Light by Jody Neufeld. You can get a copy authorized by co-author Jody Neufeld for $7.00 when ordering directly from us using this link. We will post more information about this book during the week including segments of a video of Jody…
We will be announcing special pricing on Grief: Finding the Candle of Light for next week, which will start sometime early Monday and run through the next Monday. Watch for a post here Monday morning that will include the coupon code links to get your special pricing on copies autographed by author Jody Neufeld.
In my book When People Speak for God, one of the key issues I discuss is how one hears God’s word. One must test and discern when God is truly speaking. Claims are easy to make–people do so every day. The proposed course of action violates ethical or moral standards. “God’s words” come to a…
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…
