In chapters 10-11, Plummer offers some general principles for interpreting the Bible: 1. Approach the Bible in prayer. Before reading the Bible, pray that God may guide your heart and mind into a true ...

Here’s an excerpt from Rightly Interpreting Scripture, Burk Parsons' contribution to the August issue of Tabletalk: From time to time, I am asked, “If you found yourself on a deserted island, and you ...

All Christians are involved in interpreting the Bible. When we read from Scripture, we interact with and interpret what we read. The problem is that sometimes we want to interpret the Bible to fit ...

Ahead of an event in Houston, Karen Armstrong discusses her book, “The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts.” Much good and bad has been done in this world in the name of religion. And ...

In her letter of July 7, Dawn Dale expresses her thoughts regarding the Gay Pride exhibit at the Gloucester Library. Her belief is such an exhibit "promote(s) to the public the acceptance of values ...