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Words are Bridges

Not every word is a truth-claim. Some, like Paul’s “idol meat,” live in the gray—morally neutral until love decides how to use them. What if pronouns are like that? Not worship, not denial—just language as bridge. Sometimes faithfulness looks less like resistance and more like discernment.

The Inductive Bible Study Method

Most people read Scripture like Sherlock Holmes—jumping straight to conclusions. But the Bible demands a slower path: observation before interpretation, and interpretation before application that actually transforms life.

The Force Beneath the Phrase

Words do more than state facts. Illocutionary force helps us ask what a speaker is doing through the words: warning, comforting, rebuking, inviting, or strengthening. Without context, we may preserve the sentence while missing the communication.

The Context Compass

Interpreting Scripture can feel like wandering in the wilderness—every verse pulling a different way. The Context Compass (C12) offers bearings: twelve “directions” of context that orient us to author, history, genre, and theology. Not a rigid map, but a compass—guiding readers toward clarity without losing the text’s voice.

The Seven Phases of Divine Communication

Scripture didn’t drop from heaven into your hands. From revelation to application, it travels a long path—one that ends not in interpretation, but in a transformed life empowered by God's Spirit.

The Seven Subtypes of Allegorical Interpretation

Allegory in biblical interpretation assigns symbolic or hidden meanings to Scripture—sometimes beyond the author’s intent. While some are biblically sanctioned, others risk replacing God’s message with our own ideas. Here are seven common subtypes you might encounter.