52 Greatest Stories of the Bible – Kenneth Boa & John Alan Turner

I have been reading this book from Kenneth Boa and John Alan Turner (of Faith 2.0). It is a very different approach to doing a one year study of the Bible. They hit the highlights of the biblical narrative and break it down on a Monday through Friday schedule.

Monday – The story (Creation, Exodus, 10 Commandments, etc). Boa and Turner take a conversational tone in retelling the major narratives.

Tuesday – Orthodoxy Day! This day is more readings on how Monday’s story helps form our beliefs.

Wednesday – Orthopathy Day! This day is focused on how Monday’s story and Tuesday’s beliefs inform and shape our values.

Thursday – Orthopraxy Day! Thursday takes the values and beliefs of Tuesday and Wednesday and examines how that impacts our actions.

Friday – Time for prayer. While I am sure Boa and Turner would encourage you to pray Monday through Thursday as well, Friday is a prayer that asks God to work on us through the areas discussed the other four days.

This is a unique approach to devotional reading through the year and I would highly suggest picking up a copy. It would also be a good book to recommend to people looking for a daily devotional. Here is the link.

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John Alan Turner on Authenticity

It doesn’t get much more authentic than Adam and Eve naked in the garden. What can we learn from that? See his post to find out. Also keep them in your prayers as his family deals with a loss.

Check Out John Alan Turner’s Post on What it Means to be Jesus’ Friend

Here is the post. Also have a look at the comments for some good sources on learning about how Rabbi’s and their students worked in the first century. This post has some good biblical parallels. Thanks John for such a good post!

Christian Sermon Links

Here are the links I have compiled to 67 different Christian ministers and scholars. The majority of these are from the church of Christ and some from Christendom in general. What links would you add? Who has has helped you grow in your faith who has their sermons online? Feel free to add suggestions in the comments. The additions will be reflected in the link at the top of Kingdom Living.

Alister McGrath
Andy Stanley – Northpoint
Ben Witherington III

• The Parchman Endowed Lectures, Dr. Ben Witherington III: “Canonical Pseudepigrapha: Is It an Oxymoron?”
• The Parchman Endowed Lectures, Dr. Ben Witherington III: “Oral Texts and Rhetorical Letters: Rethinking the Categories”
• The Parchman Endowed Lectures, Dr. Ben Witherington III: “The Unity of James and Paul: On Implementing the Apostolic Decree”

Bill Williams
Bobby Valentine – Palo Verde Church of Christ
Brian McLaren – Cedar Ridge Community Church
Brian McLaren – Allelon
Brian Nicklaus
Craig Blomberg
Chris Seidman – Farmer’s Branch
Curt Sparks – Overland Park Church of Christ
D. A. Carson
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard – Veritas
Dallas Willard – Allelon
Dan Holland – Metro Church of Christ
David Shannon – Mt. Juliet CofC (Mt. Juliet, TN)
David Young – North Boulevard CofC (Murfreesboro, TN)
Don McLaughlin – North Atlanta Church of Christ
Erwin McManus – Mosaic
Eugene Peterson – Allelon
Faith Comes By Hearing
Gary Bradley – Mayfair
James Dunn
Jeff Walling – Providence Road Church of Christ
Jim Woodroof
John Alan Turner
John Dobbs
John Ortberg
John Piper
John Risse – North Boulevard Church of Christ
John Scott – Saturn Road Church of Christ
John Stott
John York
Joseph Shulam
Karl Barth
Larry Crabb
Mark Hurt – Cordova Community Church
Mark Taylor
Marva Dawn
Max Lucado
Mike Cope – Highland Church of Christ (Abilene, TX)
Mike Winkler – Madison Church of Christ
Miroslav Volf
N.T. Wright
N.T. Wright – Allelon
Noel Whitlock – College Church of Christ (Searcy, AR)
Parker Palmer
Philip Cunningham III
Prentice Meador
Ravi Zacharias
Rick Atchley – Richland Hills Church of Christ
Rob Bell – Mars Hill Bible Church
Rubel Shelly
Stanley Hauerwas
Tim Bulkeley
Tim Spivey – Highland Oaks Church of Christ
Tim Woodroof – Otter Creek Church of Christ
Tony Campolo
Trey Morgan
Wade Hodges – Garnett Church of Christ (Tulsa, OK)
Walt Leaver – Brentwood Hills Church of Christ
Walter Brueggemann
Wheaton College Chapel – miscellaneous
Will Willimon & Others
William Lane Craig
Wolfhart Pannenburg

A Great Post by John Alan Turner – All or Nothing

We read his promise to “never leave us” — and yet we operate as if we can dismiss him from the room with a closing prayer.

– John Alan Turner

Here is the link.