It's amazing that God has created a Bible that is filled with various literary types--stories, poetry, letters, visionary literature, and satire. Our current culture is not comfortable with poetry and often doesn't realize its power. Let's look at poetry in the Bible to discover some of its devices and ways they can increase our enjoyment and understanding of what God wishes to communicate to us.

People dislike poetry or misunderstand it. Let's see how we can enjoy it and gain more from interacting with it in the Bible.

We think of the stories of Jesus' birth in Matthew and Luke as we prepare for the Christmas season. But John has some important things to consider too in one of his letters.

There are several ways we can argue that the gospels are eyewitness reports about the life of Jesus. We cover some of these briefly and then focus on one newer argument--the existence of interlocking gospel accounts.

It's so important that the gospels were written by eyewitnesses. What's the evidence in favor of this view?

We need to recognize there are different ways to interpret Genesis, and these views are held by sincere Christians.

The four gospels have come under a lot of criticism lately. Here we explore reasons we can trust them and their message.

The Bible is full of different literary types. The two most prominent ones are stories and poetry. We discuss the value of using these and ways to get more out of them as we read our Bibles.

Of course Christians believe they should spend time in the Bible. But what can we say to those who aren't interested in the Bible, claiming it's just theology for those who believe? Actually, the Bible is for everyone, even those who don't believe its message. This talk explains six values the Bible has that may encourage people to read it.

We often read the Bible without realizing it is literature. How can we read the Bible as literature to gain more insights from it?