LONGWOOD, FL-To read the Bible properly, it's important you go through the process of R&R. No, not rest and relaxation-reading and reflection, says Kevin Goodrich O.P., author of Plugging into God's Story: A Practical Introduction to Reading and Understanding the Bible ($14.99, paperback, 978-1-60266-148-6; $24.99, hardcover, 978-1-60266-149-3). Familiarity with the Bible is essential for any individual wishing to understand literature, culture, and, most importantly, the spiritual realities of life.
"Often people struggle with understanding the Bible," says Goodrich. "They fail to see how its many different parts connect together to form one whole. Plugging into God's Story will give people the major plotline of the Bible so they will be able to understand any individual part they read. This is different from many books, which fill you up with information and then tell you to read the Bible. [It] teaches people how to understand the Bible by actually reading it."
Goodrich's exciting new approach to Bible study was spawned by a recent major shift in seminaries toward teaching the Bible as God's story for the world and for individual human lives. This new story will bring focus to the ordinary person who has never taken a seminary or Bible college course. The result is a faithful, Scripture-filled telling of the Bible's big picture and how it is applicable not only to our ultimate destination, but also to our everyday lives.
The Rev. Canon Kevin Goodrich O.P. is an Anglican Dominican priest, a parish pastor, a diocesan staff member in the Episcopal diocese of North Dakota, and a traveling teacher on Christian spirituality and living. He is the author of several published articles, as well as the book Cell Phone Spirituality: What Your Cell Phone Can Teach You About Life and God.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Plugging into God's Story through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007