Next time you sit with scripture, consider how old and new knowledge of the text transforms your understanding. Appreciate how your lived experience shapes new ways of interpreting scripture.
Every time we gather for worship, we hear Scripture read out loud. This is an unusual practice. After all, I’m almost certain that every adult in our congregation is literate and has access to Scripture on the phone in their pockets. Why waste time having someone read to us, out loud, like we are preschoolers? The Bible passages we’ll hear…