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How to fall in love with the Bible is a step-by-step journey through the Bible, written to help you fall more deeply, powerfully, and passionately in love with it one article at a time.

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#5 It’s a Trap!

If there’s one thing about Genesis 1 that almost everybody picks up on the first time they read it, it’s how repetitive it is. It begins with a phrase so familiar we tend to glance right past it: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. And

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#4 In the Beginning…

Today, we get to start looking at the greatest story ever told. I don’t just mean Genesis, though Genesis is without a doubt my favorite book in the whole Bible. I mean the entire Bible. And it all begins here, in Genesis 1. In this first chapter, we meet not

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#3 All of Genesis in 3 verses

The Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will

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#2 The Greatest Failure in the History of the Earth

Open your Bible to the Old Testament, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume and density of what’s in front of you. I’ve been there, and there’s no shame in it. But early in my academic career, I learned something that changed the way I read the

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#1 It’s Like Lasagna

I love lasagna. I love everything about it. It’s cheesy, acidic, and salty. Get a good middle piece, and the whole thing is deliciously gooey. Get a piece on the edge, done right, and it’s crispy and crunchy. It’s a mixture of flavors and textures. Growing up in Iowa, lasagna was a comfort food. If

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