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A Satisfying Approach to the Bible
When I began accompanying a friend who is a naturalist on long walks through the woods, I soon learned that he was seeing and hearing many more things than I. Not only did he see and hear birds that I did not see or hear, but also he could identify them. They were not strangers to him. As he shared knowledge that he had acquired during the years, and particularly as he shared with me his appreciation and enthusiasm, I became more and more interested in discovering some of the secrets of nature that can be known only to one who never takes the woods for granted, one who never ceases to be thrilled by new discoveries.
My experience was much the same when I began exploring the rich treasures of the Bible, often with the aid of reliable commentaries. At first I could see only the words. But as the pattern of the Scriptures began to unfold, I understood more and more of what I read. Familiar passages continued to unfold new meanings as my thought tried words much as I would taste meat, as Elihu brought out in his dissertation to Job (see Job 34:3).
August 4, 1962 issue
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"Eternal noon"
ELIZABETH EMERY EVANS
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"The salt of the earth"
LAURA B. HADDOCK
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Inspired Music in Our Church Services
FREDERICK CHARLES KOCH
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Trust in the Lord
ELIZABETH K. BRISCOE
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Claiming It
FLORENCE P. YOUNG
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"There is lifting up"
MARION BLAKE
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THE MOTE AND THE BEAM
Carol Frederic Higgins
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Tommy Learns That God Is Everywhere
GENEVIEVE D. TAYLOR
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Self-knowledge
Helen Wood Bauman
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A Satisfying Approach to the Bible
Ralph E. Wagers
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Many years ago I was a semi-invalid...
Elizabeth A. Savage
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I am grateful for the many healings...
Nellie Rhoads
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Joyfully and gratefully I wish...
Luise Petschat
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A few years ago I began to...
B. T. Randle
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My mother became interested...
Judith Gallup Quirk
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This testimony is submitted in...
Gladys M. Hanson
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"Speak the word only, and my...
Alonzo J. Carter
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Clara Bernhardt, Charles Pendleton