tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post4120755049026791362..comments2023-10-31T09:33:01.781-04:00Comments on McilWeb: Where the Past Comes Alive...Keith H. McIlwainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-86427308819921925302007-09-25T22:54:00.000-04:002007-09-25T22:54:00.000-04:00Interesting post.I remember from business class an...Interesting post.<BR/><BR/>I remember from business class any publicity is good publicity because it gets people thinking about the subject even if it is bad. <BR/><BR/>I know not everything fits in a neat box and not everything from business is appropriate, but truth is truth and it can be found anywhere.<BR/><BR/>The History Channel may not have been my first choice to represent Scripture, but it is as good as any as a jumping off point to share the truth of Scripture in a relational way.<BR/><BR/>I like using examples from stories, books, movies, and anything that can connect to people culturally while using it to explain and share Scripture.<BR/><BR/>Recently talking to younger generations I can share Harry Potter as it relates to Scripture like ideas of forgiveness, redemption, and much more.Corbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864104826620106972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-80504788948553470962007-09-25T15:27:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:27:00.000-04:00Exactly why I would often rather preach the lectio...Exactly why I would often rather preach the lectionary in order to avoid such issues. Too often I see themed sermon series based upon finding a text to prove a point, rather than letting the text move us toward revealing a truth. <BR/><BR/>Good post, Keith.Greg Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745007452155543635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-28932806710452420342007-09-24T12:10:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:10:00.000-04:00Eisegete is the opposite of exegete. Exegesis is l...Eisegete is the opposite of exegete. Exegesis is letting the text speak; eisegesis is reading something into the text, or making the text say what you WANT it to mean. Fundamentalists and liberals often use eisegesis, whether or not they realize it.Keith H. McIlwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-56224493132184957352007-09-24T11:11:00.000-04:002007-09-24T11:11:00.000-04:00I agree...but what does the word eisegete mean? I...I agree...but what does the word eisegete mean? I guess I must have slept through that class at PTS.Randy Rodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611170269567077219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-59100575069475491242007-09-24T08:23:00.000-04:002007-09-24T08:23:00.000-04:00Looking forward to the CROP Walk's resurrection, J...Looking forward to the CROP Walk's resurrection, John. We've had an outstanding response in our church, and in our local ministerium as well. We are actually having family in from out of town (Tijuana), so we're planning on making a family day of it, walking together. Thanks for your leadership on this project!Keith H. McIlwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-78159024269655497802007-09-23T07:49:00.000-04:002007-09-23T07:49:00.000-04:00Keith, good thoughts. I like telling stories but ...Keith, good thoughts. I like telling stories but I've found the more I've grown in my faith the best stories to bring transformation are right in the Bible. Thanks for the reminder and hopefully we'll live out some of the stories as we walk on October 7. Have a blessed week. Grace and Peace, JohnJohn Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102281664464746174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-46787640303564632622007-09-20T14:03:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:03:00.000-04:00Keith - right into the heart of my prayer life rig...Keith - right into the heart of my prayer life right now - I need to reclaim the passion for this "our story."<BR/><BR/>On a completely unrelated note, thanks for the Jacob's Trouble link (I thought I was the only guy in Western PA who remembered them - heh, though you cost me about half an hour this afternoon!!)Pastor Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365928184955951086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-3079031719564930152007-09-20T13:51:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:51:00.000-04:00Keith,Good thoughts, and you're right about the Hi...Keith,<BR/><BR/>Good thoughts, and you're right about the History Channel. Have you ever seen their biography of Jesus?... Bart Ehrman and John D. Crossan get the most air time of all the scholars they interview, so you know it's going to be a very skewed presentation!<BR/><BR/>Here's a couple things I do:<BR/><BR/>1. When I'm teaching a narrative portion of the Bible (especially one of Jesus' parables), I tell my youth to get creative with it and retell the story as if they were speaking an audience today. That gets them thinking about what the story means, instead of my just cramming doctrinal truths down their throats. <BR/><BR/>2. I try to tell them how those stories would have been heard/interpreted by the original audience. There has been so much great scholarship in the society/culture of 1st Century Palestine. Read N. T. Wright, Brad Young or Kenneth Bailey: they totally make Jesus' old parables come alive.<BR/><BR/>3. I also think it's important to do what Jesus did: to find things in the culture around us that illustrate the profound truths of the Gospel. If a movie, song, news story, or website communicate something compatible with biblical truth, I think we should not be afraid to use it and help the people interpret it through Jesus' eyes.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, those are a few thoughts in response.<BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016581430364691310noreply@blogger.com