How to Read the Bible #1 - The Point is a Person

How to read the Bible
Written By Kurt Willems
 

Description

Jesus is the centre of our faith. The Bible is a primary witness to Jesus, which means that the Scriptures are extremely important for shaping our beliefs as a community and forming our hearts and minds. But how do we read it? It`s a big library of books with several different genres, historical contexts, etc. Our conviction is that somehow the whole library of Scripture is designed to point to Jesus, so having tools to help us make meaning g from its pages matters greatly. To that end, we will spend a few weeks in a series called: How to Read the Bible. We`ll explore both “ academic” and “formational” ways of reading the Scriptures to discover how the Spirit might use our holy Text to transform us in fresh ways.

Kurt Willems

Prior to his call to Brentview, Kurt was a pastor in central California and Seattle, Washington. He holds a master of divinity degree from Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary and a master's degree in comparative religion from the University of Washington (where he focused on the historical Paul within Judaism and the Roman Empire). Kurt also completed a two-year training program to become a spiritual director called, Stewards of the Mystery. He loves hanging out with his wife, Lauren, and their amazing two daughters. Kurt’s first book is called, Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain. Also, he loves football and skateboarding.

https://kurtwillems.com
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