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How to read, interpret, and love the Bible as one unfolding story.
We teach that context is everything. So what do we make of the apostles, who sometimes lift an Old Testament verse beyond its first meaning and use it rightly anyway?
Clark Pickett·June 24, 2026·4 min read
ReadWhen you do not know what to do, James points you to a generous God who gives wisdom freely, and to a wisdom that looks like peace and mercy rather than ambition.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·5 min read
ReadRead James slowly and you keep hearing two older voices: the wisdom of the Old Testament and the words of Jesus on the mountain.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadThree New Testament letters, written by different hands to different people, that together show us how to understand, live in, and continue in our salvation.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadBefore we read a single command in James, it helps to meet the man who wrote it and the scattered people he was writing to.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·5 min read
ReadTwo colored pencils, a rainbow of markers, and one rule that changes everything: context. A simple, practical place to begin reading the Bible.
Clark & Kathy Pickett·June 17, 2026·3 min read
ReadJesus does not ask us to work harder for him. In John 15 he invites us into something deeper: to remain in him, the way a branch remains in the vine.
Clark Pickett·June 15, 2026·2 min read
ReadBiblical fear is not terror that drives us away from God. It is reverent awe that draws us near and makes us wise.
Clark Pickett·June 8, 2026·2 min read
ReadThe Bible is a library of sixty-six books, but it tells a single story. Learning to read it that way changes everything.
Clark Pickett·May 28, 2026·2 min read
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