Articles - 06/2008

A whole unit or a loose collection of pithy phrases? Proverbs is a unique book and requires a unique approach. Read the whole thing is one sitting, ask the book questions, and look for common themes. Here’s how.

Wisdom literature (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job) doesn’t so much tell us what to do as it teaches us how to do it. It’s putting godliness into work clothes. Three simple questions to help you dig into wisdom lit.

Our interview on how to read the Bible well continues with pastors Isaac Hydoski, Jon Smith, and Joseph Stigora. Our editor, Ricky Alcantar, does the question asking.

In this interview you’ll find helpful information (and completely random comments) like:
_How to read the Bible if you’re new to the Bible
_How to read the Bible if it seems boring or lifeless
_How to read the Bible if you want to tackle the Old Testament
_Household mildew

During New Attitude our editor, Ricky Alcantar, sat down with three singles pastors we like--Isaac Hydoski, Jon Smith, and Joseph Stigora--to talk about how to apply what we learned at the Na 08 conference.

In this interview the pastors cover how to make powerful moments you experienced at a conference last, how to not be overwhelmed in application, and how to make weighty talks (like Mohler’s and Dever’s) count in real life.

At the New Attitude 2008 conference we sat down with speaker Al Mohler for a few minutes and asked him how he reads the Bible and what principles he’d encourage others to follow as they read. Dr. Mohler talked to us about why the Bible is like coffee, why getting the big picture matters, and how to have a good devotional time reading about the size of the laver.

At the New Attitude 2008 conference we sat down with speaker Mark Dever for a few minutes and interviewed him about how he reads the Bible and what he’s learned about reading the Bible over the years. Mark talked to us about how he decides what to read each week, how to get through an uninspiring devotional day (or week), and how he’d use dead people to encourage people to…