Guest Blogger Lineup During July 2015 Book Tour
Meanwhile, back at the blogs…
During our grueling (yet fun, I’m sure) Author-Insanity Book Tour Road Trip Extravaganza, I want to have new content for readers. So, both of my blogs will be featuring the writing and teaching of many outstanding female Christian writers, bloggers, and biblical experts.
Because my readership focuses on Bible study and interpretation for the “everyday Christian” woman, how to study the Bible to figure out biblical answers to hard life questions, and great user-friendly tools for people wanting to go deeper in understanding and interpreting the Word, that is what our guest bloggers will be offering.
The Topics
One thing I like to feature is asking people who’ve studied in seminary or beyond seminary, or who habitually dig deep to study Scripture, perhaps because they lead in-depth studies, perhaps because they preach or teach, perhaps because they write, whatever:
“What is your ‘go-to’ tool, resource, or strategy for studying the Bible and interpreting it?”
So I’ve invited my colleagues to write a post on that ONE thing, describing what it is, why it’s a go-to for them, why it works, and how to do/use it. Each of my blogs will feature a particular, blog-appropriate theme, as described below.
On the NatalieEastman.com/blog Blog:
* “1 Thing You Can Use in Your Bible Study Today”
In the “1 Thing” series posts, which are indicated by an asterisk in the list below and by the cute little flower icon you see to the right here, contributors will present one great, simple, but maybe-not-everyone-knows-it tool for studying Scripture. This series features strategies, resources, and tools that will help you today go deeper in your Bible study in an efficient way.
Lineup:
- Fri., 7/10 – Aubrey Travis Sampson: Overcoming Shame: Audacious Mary
- Fri., 7/11 – Carolyn Custis James: interview on her newest book Malestrom
- Tues., 7/14 – Sharla Fritz: on “Is Meditation Dangerous?”
- Fri., 7/17 – Meadow Rue: “Trusting God When Life Hurts”
- Fri., 7/31 – Julie Coleman: *“Context Matters”
- Fri., Aug. 7 – Natalie: reflections on and lessons from the Blog-and-Book Tour Madness
On the WomenLeadershipBible.com Blog:
The “best practices” series on biblical interpretation: something the Guest Poster has learned, perhaps in seminary or perhaps not, that really opened her eyes to studying Scripture. This may be a how-to, a principle, a strategy, etc. These will be the more advanced techniques, strategies, principles, resources, tools, etc. of the two series.
Lineup:
- 7/10 (wlb.com) – Bronwyn Lea (video interview): understanding the larger framework of Scripture for helping you think through an issue biblically (Bonus video-bomb: a cameo appearance from her cute little guy!)
- 7/14 (wlb.com) – Lynn Bell: reading the Gospels as independent works of literature; that is, allowing each to stand on its own and trying to discover what each writer uniquely wanted to convey about Jesus
- 7/17 (wlb.com) – Karelynne Gerber Ayayo: Developing the skill of observation. What is it? How is it different from interpretation? Tips for doing it and reminders that will help you benefit most from the practice.
- 7/21 – Cara Meredith (v-log w/transcript): How to look at a passage exegetically
- 7/24 – Leah Everson (v-log w/notes): how to study the literary context of a passage
- 7/28 (wlb.com) – Kay Daigle – checking our eyes for cultural blinders
- 7/31 (wlb.com) – Megan DeFranza on N.T. Wright’s 5-Act Theory on Biblical Authority/Inspiration {Promise: this sounds complex, even pretentious; but it’s not! In fact, his 5-act theory takes something multi-layered and complex and makes it recognizable to the human eye, as well as the mind and heart. 🙂 Let Megan break it down for you and open your eyes to something truly extraordinary!}
Links to Guest Bloggers’ Books/Resources:
Resources recommended by guest posters:
Bronwyn Lea:
- NIV Study Bible
- Tom Wright’s The New Testament for Everyone Series
- BibleGateway.com for reading a passage in several translations/versions in parallel
Megan DeFranza:
- Tom Wright’s New Testament and the People of God
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