I AM the vine. Long before Jesus took on the imagery of the vineyard for Himself, God had been using vineyard imagery to communicate His heart to the people. The Song of Vineyard is nestled in Isaiah 5:1-7. This delicate yet ferocious poem provides the most detailed...
Several years ago, I spent time with several vintners to better understand vine and wine imagery throughout the Bible. This became the foundation for a portion of the Scouting the Divine book and Bible study—this is the Bible study we’re diving into during our online...
Several years ago, I spent time with several vintners to better understand vine and wine imagery throughout the Bible. This became the foundation for a portion of the Scouting the Divine book and Bible study. The discoveries I made become helpful as we dive into John...
We’re adverse creatures. Adverse to … pain. hardship. suffering. loss. difficulty. Practice avoidance. Skirt the issue. Run away. But perhaps our lives depend on…. Something else entirely. Today, we continue walking the vines in the Scouting the Divine online summer...
On far too many days I read the Bible and don’t connect. It feels flat. Cold. Distant. The pages may contain timeless tales, but they feel boring. Flat. Stiff. They feel written endless miles away, in distant cultures, far off lands, a way of life I can’t relate to no...
