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A 17th century faith practice first noted in France, Practicing the Presence actively involves God in as much of everyday life as possible, seeking to keep company with Jesus by making ourselves aware of God’s presence in our lives and acting upon this awareness consistently throughout the day.

Faith practices are intentional attempts at resting and learning the “unforced rhythms of grace” from Jesus. The early church was a picture of believers who shared a desire to go deeper with God, a community characterized by spiritual rhythms that made space in everyday life for him.

Rosaria Butterfield is “given to hospitality,” as the New Testament prescribes. She talks with Mark Ward about how to show gospel-oriented love to neighbor and stranger.

How does knowing the end of the Bible's story—the New Jerusalem is even better than Eden—help you understand apply every part of that story? Nancy Guthrie will show you.

Application is something good Bible readers and teachers do instinctively but may have a hard time explaining. A method needs to be distilled from their work so the rest of us learn to do it well, too. Dan Doriani has done this distilling in an excellent book: Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application.

Wayne Grudem has written probably the most popular systematic theology of the last 50 years—and “popular” in two senses: it’s widely used and it’s very accessible. Grudem has just put out a second edition of his work, and he talks with Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about how to apply the whole Bible to our questions.

Preaching teacher and practicing dermatologist Abraham Kuruvilla explains how to discover what biblical authors do with what they say—and how this helps Bible students apply Scripture faithfully.

Ken Casillas is a pastor and a professor and has written an excellent book on biblical application. He offers wisdom on how to apply the Bible well—and which applications might go beyond the text.

Bible scholars ought to serve the church, not just the academy. Ben Witherington has worked to serve both over a long career. He shows that rigorous attention to the details of the biblical can most definitely still yield new insight.

How do you apply biblical wisdom literature such as Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes? Craig Bartholomew is known for careful attention to the trees combined with an expansive view of the forest. He demonstrates both abilities in this discussion with Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward.

Walter Moberly has given much attention to moving from the Bible to theology, and of using Bible study to serve the church. He and Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward discuss the limits of acceptable Bible interpretation.

How does the Bible apply to my life? How does it apply to matters of conscience on which Christians disagree? Andy Naselli has written (with longtime missionary to Cambodia J.D. Crowley) a book on this very topic. He talks with Mark Ward about common contemporary issues and how to apply the Bible to them.

H.B. Charles is a careful and humble Bible teacher who has written a book that will help any Bible teacher, from Sunday school to the pulpit, to be a faithful herald.

What role should typology and allegory play, if any, in our reading of Scripture? Hear a biblically careful and rigorous answer from pastor and professor Mitch Chase, author of 40 Questions About Typology and Allegory.

By Pastor Glenn Pease In his book Merely Colossal, Arthur Mayer tells of how he hired a stunt man to be buried alive as a publicity stunt for a film he was promoting. The stunt man knew how to breathe in such a way that he could stay buried for 24 hours and not suffocate. After the papers made a big…

By Pastor Glenn Pease A fisherman's experiment is described in a tract. It tells of how he caught a large black bass and instead of putting it in the frying pan he put it in a glass tank. Each morning he would bring a minnow to the tank and drop it in. The bass would make a dash for the minnow and soon…

Intro – Luke 4:16-30. A cartoon shows some people approaching their pastor with a signed document. The leader says, "Pastor, we want to give you this petition requesting you change ‘sinner’ to ‘person who is morally challenged.’" It’s tough to admit being a sinner, isn’t it? But that failure will cause…

The Bible: Correctly Handled September 7, 2008 Prep: · Last week’s sermon, Proverbs sermon, John 14 · How to Read the Bible, PDL: 185-192 · Leftovers: Driscoll on Revelation vs. speculation · Jewelry: 1 Timothy 2:8, 1 Peter 3:3 Intro Continuing our series on the Bible: 1. Of Canon & Copies: Does our…