What Happened During Your Reading Time

Read excerpt # 3 The Anasazi: Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde and excerpt # 4 The Mississippians: Cahokia and Moundville (pp.29-33) by following the link Pre-Columbian America (Learner.org). Type responses to the following questions on Google Doc and save.

Theodore Roosevelt said, “ A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.” Reading the Bible sounds good in theory, but many feel like Ezekiel, a young man in his twenties, who said, “When I looked at how thick the Bible is, I lost any desire to read it.” Others also may feel that the Bible is outdated in today’s age, and that it lacks any real value. What about you? What do you think? Did you know that the Bible actually tells us why we should read it? 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 says, “All scripture is inspired of God and beneficial…”. So, despite the fact that the Bible was written thousand of years ago, its principles still can benefit us today in our day-to-day lives. There are four main ways that the Bible can help

The Bible makes a difference in my life as a student, because it affects my worldview, and therefore affects the way I communicate to others. I have a Christian worldview in which I believe that the Bible is God’s word and absolute truth, and therefore I strive to obey what He says in scripture. As Hintze reminded us that God has His way of communicating to us through the Bible and in addition, he also commands that we follow His way of communicating to others. This is best described in Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) which states “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen”. As I communicate to my instructor(s) and fellow colleagues,

The Bible is unique in its own way and is like no other book. It was made for all people for any generation. Some may consider it to be unimportant and pointless, yet I think of the Bible as a guidebook for life. There are multiple stories, mostly in the Old Testament, that are told for life lessons; to make a point and warn us as humans what is right and wrong. As the Bible goes on, there is the New Testament which, in my opinion, is the most powerful. The New Testament shows all of the people who were involved in serving and supporting Jesus and also those who were against him. I, personally, would like to claim that I specifically know the Bible, yet that would be a lie. Yes, I have

I was brought up Baptist (a very strict church) all children twelve and under stayed in the nursery or children church until time to go home. They didn’t want any distraction; if you didn’t got to children’s church not one peep, or playing. I tried to raise my children in some of my beliefs of religion and how to act while in church.

What if God wrote you a special letter telling you how deeply He loves you? What if He wrote a manual giving you clear instructions for living a life of peace and happiness? What if God presented you with a book that told the stories of hundreds of characters and their battles against evil? What if God even wrote you a list of events that will happen in the near future? Well, God has provided us with all of this information and more. God has used fishermen, prisoners, prophets, and kings to write down His sacred words in the book we know today as the Holy Bible. Some people may wonder what reading the Bible can actually do to help them, or even if reading this supposedly marvelous book benefits them in any way. The effects of reading the Bible are abundant, and do not benefit just yourself, but benefit those all around you as well.

I found this narrative interesting because I can relate to the speaker. We were both raised in religious families and read the Bible when we were young. The speaker talked about how reading the King James Version of the Bible helped her to better understand Shakespeare, which is something I strongly believe is true. Listening to her talk about sitting on her couch reading the Bible before she was even in school made me nostalgic of my own childhood. My mom has always been an avid reader who pushed me to read books when I was young. My mom entered me in a summer reading program at our public library every summer; this is one other thing I found that I have in common with the speaker, whose parents encouraged reading. I loved reading when I was

There are over 100 million new Bibles sold every year. With over 6 billion copies translated into 2,485 languages with more languages being translated every year, it’s safe to say that the Bible is the most printed book in the world. It is estimated that 98% of the world’s population has access to parts or all of the Bible (“The Most Popular Book of All Time”). Every Sunday over 20% of Christians go to church and read the Bible in the United States alone (Stetzer). Almost one-third of the world claims to read

I have grown up in the church, I don’t remember much from before I actually became a Christian. Being raised in a church is a great thing for kids because it provides a community that you know you can trust for them to grow up in. Statistically speaking, children who grow up in the church tend to leave the church behind because they think it is childish and just a story, however, this is not true for me. When I was a kid I thought they were great stories of a hero who saved everyone, this continued until my 8th-grade year when my Grandma became very ill, she had dementia, high blood pressure, arthritis, and the list continued on. The summer of my 8th-grade year she passed away. My great Grandmother was still alive. It was hard for me to see

In my lifetime, I haven't read too many books, but there is a book, an old book, I've known for years filled with poetry, history, proverbs, letters, songs, testimonies, prophecies, and ways of living. A book shaped my character, crafted my mentality, and molded my lifestyle. And I still read it to this day. That treasure I hold so dear is called the Holy Bible.

I have grown to love the Bible because it is a revealing book. The Bible is a revealing book by showing us the perfect example of Christ. It teaches me the perfect model of faith, hope, and love. It teaches me faith and love through Christ’s dependence on God’s perfect way. Also it is a revealing book because it shows me the mistakes of others so that I might learn from them. By Christ’s perfect example and by the mistakes of others, the Bible reveals to me both how I ought to live and how I can actually put its truth into practice in my own life.

When I was younger, during high school and my early 20’s, I really enjoyed reading but over the years that interest has faded. I began taking college courses in 2012 as I receive a certificate in biblical studies. I serve in the church as an Associate Pastor and this has allowed me to rekindle the

When I was younger I was made to go to church every Sunday and Wednesday. There was no reason I could stay home.

I've been attending church for as long as I can remember. The earliest time I remember going to church was when I was in pre-school, and I attended the same church until high school. Sundays were routine, we attended church, went out to eat after with other members of the church, and then went home to watch either football or baseball (sports being my second religion). Skipping church was never an option, nor did I really want to miss it. I had good friends at church, and was genuinely interested in the bible and the stories we read.

But that was when my mom suggested visiting a portable church, inside a local movie theater to be specific. The church I had grown up in was large and extremely conservative. I had grown accustomed to the rows of wooden pews that creaked every time a person shifted their position, and the beautiful stain windows that sparkled when the light hit them at the right angle. The thought of stepping inside a worldly building that smelled like buttered popcorn and had sticky floors to worship was not only an uncomfortable thought but also it felt disgraceful.