Welcome to
eBible Questions! I am excited you are joining us over the next several weeks as we explore some fascinating issues together.
Are you new to our distribution? A few groundrules: Sharing is not only permitted, but encouraged - so forward anything to anybody. You never know who might connect with God in some unexpected way. Responding is also encouraged! Click "reply" and your email comes directly to me, and I am honored when somebody has a question or further thought - and it is fruitful for others, as your replies help me adjust as we move along.
Also, be kind to the writer of the emails! I will do my best to be clear, accurate, faithful, and challenging - all four. If you get stuck on "Does he agree with me or not?" we'll never get anywhere together. Be open, think, pray, converse, dig back into the Bible, talk with friends and neighbors, think and pray some more. And do so with others! Some of our past series have been used by small groups, Sunday School classes - and by online communities that form to think together about issues raised.
Some of you are Bible veterans, and others are neophytes - which is as it should be! I hope you will get a sense that we are in a community of folks exploring this together - and that sense of connection may be especially valuable during these warmer months when folks get scattered.
One other thing: be sure your computer is enabled to receive email from me directly. Some anti-spam programs construe what we send as junk (okay, joking remarks are welcome...), since we send to several thousand, so be sure you (and others) do what's required in your mailbox to be sure we are all reading together!
The first email in the series:"What is the Bible?" - Click here for the series.
James
james@mpumc.org
