60 articles from 47 issues, 1995 to 2025 · Page 5 of 5
Who do you say that I am? Susan Cyre works through Mark 8, from the feeding of the four thousand and the blind man healed in stages to Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi and his rebuke, with notes on blindness, the Messiah and the cross.
Whose law do we obey when human tradition and God’s command collide? Susan Cyre’s study of Mark 7 sets the Pharisees’ hand-washing rules against the faith of a Gentile mother, with questions for groups and notes drawing on Calvin.
What happens to the Bible when every reader decides for herself what it means? Pride Carson finds that the 1995-96 Horizons study sets personal judgment above Scripture, and asks what that leaves of the Christmas confession that the Word was made flesh.
What does it look like when a king has authority and power, and when he does not? Susan Cyre’s study of Mark 6 sets the rejection at Nazareth, the death of John and the feeding of the five thousand side by side, with notes comparing the banquets of Herod and Jesus.
What happens when the church reads Scripture, and even the cross, from the human point of view? Leslie Zeigler shows how that starting point turns theology into anthropology, then tests it on three feminist readings of Hagar, the empty tomb and the Samaritan woman.
What does Jesus’ word do for a man among the tombs, a woman who has spent twelve years looking for healing, and a girl who has died? Susan Cyre’s study of Mark 5 asks the group to notice who holds authority, with notes that draw on Calvin.
Who makes the kingdom grow, and what does the stilling of the storm show us about the King? Susan Cyre’s study of Mark 4 offers questions on the parable of the sower and the lamp, application prompts for group use, and notes that draw on Calvin.
What does the whole Bible say about same-sex practice, and do its prohibitions simply reflect the cultures of their day? James R. Edwards works through the key Old and New Testament texts and answers the usual objections to each.
Why do the scribes see Jesus heal and call it Satan’s work, while the unclean spirits call him Son of God? Susan Cyre’s study of Mark 3 poses questions on the Sabbath, the Twelve and the unforgivable sin, with notes that draw on Calvin.
Who judges whom when the church reads the Bible? The editors set feminist claims that Scripture holds authority only where it affirms women’s experience beside the Westminster Confession and Calvin’s Institutes, which ground its authority in God alone.
Who has the authority to forgive sins, and whose law do we obey when tradition and Scripture pull apart? Susan Cyre works through Mark 2 with questions for group study on the paralytic, Levi, fasting and the Sabbath, followed by notes to compare.
How can a study of Scripture shape a whole world view? Susan Cyre models a reading of Mark 1, with questions and notes on John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, the call of the first disciples and the authority of Christ.
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