Let’s be honest—if there’s one part of the Bible that makes people squirm, it’s the Old Testament’s violence. Holy wars. Entire cities “devoted to destruction.” Trumpets knocking down walls. It reads, at first glance, like God’s unleashing ancient wrath with indiscriminate fury. But what if we’ve been reading it wrong?

Our third series within The Year of Biblical Literacy is ‘A Rule of Life.’ A rule of life gives us formative practices that constantly realign our affections/allegiances towards God’s Kingdom rather than the world’s demands. We’re including this page with a list of additional resources.

Our first series within The Year of Biblical Literacy is ‘The Bible & Authority.’ In it, we’re taking a deep dive into the problems we have with the Bible, the reason for the Bible, the origins of the Bible, and the meaning of the Bible. We’re including this page with a list of additional resources.