DM from God

While longboarding with her friends, Julia confesses that she tried reading the Bible last week.. and didn’t get much out of it. Is it a bunch of fairy tales? Or a love letter from God? Either way, her issue with the Bible is… why can’t she even understand it?

Character Bios

Julia

Julia knows she’s supposed to get something out of reading the Bible but admits that she doesn’t think it is very relevant to her life. She has fun long boarding with friends while discussing whether the Bible should be important in her life.

JP's a little more knowledgeable about the Bible than others but isn't annoying about it. He doesn’t always understand everything in the Bible but realizes that reading the Bible is a lot like long boarding – it takes commitment and practice.

Ellie

Ellie believes the Bible is just a big excuse for people to judge others. At best, she sees the Bible as a collection of fairy tales.

Julia

Ellie

Ellie believes the Bible is just a big excuse for people to judge others. At best, she sees the Bible as a collection of fairy tales.

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Bible: DM from God

Darkroom Faith Podcast

How can we trust that the Bible is reliable? Is it true? Relevant to my life today? We discuss these questions and more on the 8th episode of the Darkroom Podcast.

18 minutes

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Intro to the Bible

The Bible Project

The Bible is the most influential book in human history, but what is it? This 4-part video series will help you understand the Bible and see its unified message.

21:50

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Is the NT Reliable?

Sean McDowell

Can we trust the books of the New Testament? How does the New Testament fair historically when compared with other ancient works? Sean McDowell briefly answers these questions in this short film.

4:22

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Help! It's Boring.

Crossway

In this article "Help! I Want to Read the Bible, but I Find It Boring", Katherine Forster shares some helpful tips to help develop a love of studying Scripture.

3 minutes

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Is the OT Reliable?

Sean McDowell

How do we know we can trust the Old Testament documents? Is there any good evidence to support their reliability? Sean briefly answers these questions and more.

3:55

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10 Things on NT Reliability

Crossway

Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek discuss, "10 Things You Should Know About the Reliability of the New Testament Writers" in this insightful article.

4 minutes

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14 Reasons to Read

CRU

Have you ever wondered why people read the Bible? You aren’t alone. Maybe you’re not sure where to begin reading. Maybe it seems outdated to you. Chelsea Knight outlines 14 reasons on why you should read the Bible in this article.

11 minutes

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