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Reading Scripture as Witnesses

Reading Scripture as Witnesses

An excerpt from the book I am currently writing about the theology of reading Scripture

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Jun 27, 2025
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This is another sneak peak of the book I am working on about the theology of reading Scripture. Be sure to check out the previous sneak peaks:

To What Are We Witnessing?

AM Hackney
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Jan 23
To What Are We Witnessing?

Several years ago, I took my kids to see their first ever Major League Baseball game. We took the GO train from Grandma’s house to downtown Toronto and watched the Blue Jays get absolutely stomped by the Minnesota Twins.

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Why Systematic Theology Needs Scripture

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November 22, 2024
Why Systematic Theology Needs Scripture

At a Christian college open house a young recruiter, newly graduated from the college, is learning how to pitch the school to prospective students (and more importantly to their parents who will foot the bill). The recruiter is eager and enthusiastic, and his recent graduation gives him an air of authority: he knows what he is talking about because he has lived it. As the session pivots from a discussion of the benefits of Christian education to specific degree programs, the recruiter fields a question from a teenager:

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