Have I Ever Talked to an Angel without Knowing It?

Have I Ever Talked to an Angel without Knowing It?

George H. Guthrie
Interpretation, Cultural Background, Broader Literary Context

From My Recent Guest Post at The Gospel Coalition:

When wrestling with Hebrews 13:2 (“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”), it is easy to wonder, Have I ever talked to an angel without knowing it? Or, Maybe that lady who caught my baby buggy, keeping my child from rolling into the street, was—well, you know.

6 Ways to Read the Bible Better: Part 1

6 Ways to Read the Bible Better: Part 1

George H. Guthrie
Delight in the Word, Reading the Bible

If you spend any time in the blogosphere, you probably have come across helpful lists on how to become a better reader. Some, like “How To Become a Better Reader in 10 Steps” by Gretchen Rubin, or Tim Challis’ “10 Tips to Read More and Read Better,” offer practical guidance for reading in general. I often find such articles helpful for rebooting my engagement with the written page. As the tagline at the top of the screen suggests, the purpose of this blog is to help you pick up and read the Bible better, and in this post and the next I want to offer 6 places to begin. So how might we “read the Bible better?”

6 Ways to Read the Bible Better: Part 2

6 Ways to Read the Bible Better: Part 2

George H. Guthrie
Reading the Bible, Methods

In my last post I offered 3 ways we might begin to read the Bible Better: Read Relationally, Read Joyfully, and Read Missionally. You notice that I laid the foundation with “heart” issues. If we are not reading for relationship, with joy, and for mission, our reading of the Bible will not be sustained over a long period of time. In this post I add 3 other ways to read the Bible Better, these focusing a bit more on reading practices that build on a right heart orientation: Read Resourcefully, Read Rhythmically, and Read “Praxically.”