Why Don’t We Read the Bible More? Apr08

Why Don’t We Read the Bible More?

I found the results of a recent poll about patterns of reading the Bible fascinating, discouraging, and not unexpected all at the same time. In short, the survey, conducted by the Barna Group on behalf of the American Bible Society, discovered that while Americans have a very high view of the Bible, they don’t read it much. As an article put out by the Religious News Service describes it, More than half of Americans think the Bible has too little influence on a culture they see in moral decline, yet only one in five Americans read the Bible on a regular basis, according to a new survey…. The survey showed the Bible is still firmly rooted...

Bible Story Jam Dec07

Bible Story Jam

We’ve grown pretty accustomed in the church to having someone – usually a pastor – teach us what the Bible means. Maybe that’s during the sermon or, if we’re adventurous or have extra time on our hands, during the an adult education class. But what would happen if we...