In memorializing his grandfather rsquo s work Peter Croft wrote ldquo It is my deepest desire for the person who picks up their Bible whatever version they use to not only understand but experience the scriptures as living documents just as relevant dangerous and exciting now as they were those thousands of years ago rdquo Peter rsquo s grandfather was J B Philips a youth minister who undertook a new paraphrase of the Bible in English during World War II in order to make it come alive to students at his church Like Phillips rsquo students we face barriers to [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Have the events in Matthew already happened I'm wondering how you would respond to someone who points to the longer ending of Mark to prove that they should be casting out demons I've lost the habit of reading Scripture daily sand I am feeling distant from God I can't seem to focus because of personal circumstances How do I get back into it please In the story of Hagar and Sarah Hagar seems to be the one who is treated poorly yet in [... more]