Music has a unique and powerful ability to stir the affections. Back in high school, music albums became the backdrop for my life, fueling my happiness or sadness, introspection or extraversion. My emotions were often out of line with reality largely because of how the music amplified them. Music is pervasively used to create or […]
Author Archives: Eddy Barnes
Thoughts for Friday Morning
This morning I offer to you a list of sundry thoughts. I relish coffee. Too much. What beverage do you enjoy? I am ready for autumn. Summer, you have overstayed your welcome. I understand that you usually stay through August, and even pop by to visit throughout September, but this year it has to stop. […]
Interpreting the Bible: Five Rules
The following is the second of a two-part a guest post by Alan Hicks. In my last post I presented a brief introductory history of hermeneutics from the Protestant Reformation. Now let’s look at some of those rules of interpretation. We instinctively use many of these same rules when we read other literature as well, […]
Reading the Bible Devotionally
When Christians mention reading devotional material, sometimes it conjures up images of throw pillows and Chicken Soup for the Soul or that blue and pink “Extreme Teen Bible” that still sits on your bookshelf. Devotional sounds cheesy. That’s not the meaning I want to convey. When I say we must read the Bible devotionally, I […]
The Grounding of the Gospel
Human ingenuity is an amazing thing. Just yesterday, I connected with at least ten people who are geographically dispersed and complete strangers to me. All with one search on a twitter directory website. Technology has made the world a smaller place. You can find people who share your same interests in a matter of seconds. […]