There is a story in the Bible about a giant fish that swallows a man whole then spits him out after 3 days. Then there is the one about a talking ass (the donkey not ones derriere). And how about the book of Leviticus. A book that is full of instructions that seemingly make as much sense for us today as the side of instructions on our new toy where it has all the different languages we don’t speak.

It’s fair to say that reading the Bible is not always a straight forward activity. It can be confusing, annoying and downright frustrating. This is maybe the reason why the early church would read it together. There was no such idea as a ‘quiet time’. It was intended to be read in community because that was one way in which you could get a full reading of a text. (Stay tuned for that part soon). Continue reading →