Humorneutics
READ Genesis 12:10-20, Genesis 20, Genesis 26:1-11 This KISS explores the importance noting humor in the Bible by focusing on a few funny episodes in Genesis. Music – Funny Song – www.bensound.com
Adam and Eve & Our Textual Abuse of Women
Read Genesis 2-3 This KISS Bible Study takes us through a look at the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with a particular focus on the issue of gender inequality (complimentarianism as its advocates call it) that has been argued from this story. Of particular importance will be the conclusion were…
WDJD?
READ John 8:1-11 This KISS Bible Study challenges us to think about the question “what did Jesus do?” and the follow up question “how will I react to that?” Cover image from www.freebibleimages.org (a great resource, fyi)Music – “slowmotion” – www.bensound.com
Like Vultures ft. LaThelma C. Armstrong
READ Isaiah 40 This KISS takes us through a couple of the issues with translation of a popular verse (Isaiah 40:30-31) and shows us some of the implications for what the verse can mean to us in light of those translation issues. It features singing from LaThelma C. Armstrong and video footage by Milan Reed.…
Everybody Dies
READ Mark 8:31-9:1 This KISS Bible Study teaches us to take a lesson from how Jesus talks about his own death and the death of his followers. Clip – Body and Soul (1947) Music – www.bensound.com
Young Jeezus
This KISS Bible Study explores the years of Jesus’ life between his birth and adult ministry so that we can take lessons on how to grow into a person like Jesus. Since the basis for this KISS is conjectures and not actual scriptures about these years in Jesus’ life, there is not a Bible reading…
Get Yoked Like Jesus
Read Matthew 11:28-30 In this KISS Bible Study, learn what Jesus meant by his “yoke” according to the context of the a first century rabbi. Take this insight and apply it to your life.
What’s That Hiding in My Bible!?!
READ Genesis 6:1-4 The most frequent question I get about the recent Noah movie is, “What’s up with those transformer-looking-monsters? Those aren’t in my Bible.” Well, actually they are. Watch this KISS to learn why these creatures are in the Noah movie and what lessons we can learn from them.
The Kingdom of High School Dropouts
Read Mark 1:16-20 This KISS Bible Study takes into account the Jewish cultural context of Jesus living as a Jewish rabbi in the first century in order to explore one of the ways that he breaks away from conventions of establishing the rabbi disciple relationship. More importantly, we can see what Jesus’ relationship to his…