Author Archives: Jay F Guin

I’ve previously mentioned narrative theology. The point is pretty simple. The Bible is written as a story. Not a “story” in the sense of fiction. Rather, it’s “story” in the sense of “Dad, please tell us the story about how … Continue reading →

McKnight continues explaining the right way to read the scriptures. The way of returning to retrieve it all is not the biblical way. The biblical way is the ongoing adoption of the past and adaptation to new conditions and to … Continue reading →

Each denomination has its own blue parakeets. McKnight explains that once while watching birds in his backyard he saw a blue parakeet fly in and land among the sparrows. He thought surely the parakeet had escaped from someone’s home and … Continue reading →

Scot McKnight, whom I’ve blogged about before (under “Should We Be Emerging?” and “Ironic Faith”), has recently published an excellent book on hermeneutics called The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. It’s an introduction only, but it presents … Continue reading →