Resources on Reading Scripture as the Living Word of God

Updated resources – October 2025

• Only God Can Fill Our Emptiness with an Appetite for His Word, by J.I. Packer
• Sin as a Refusal to Hear the Word of God, by Benedict XVI
• Love of the Brethren, Bible Study Series – Part 4, by Bob Tedesco
• The Christian Meaning of the Psalms, and Wisdom Psalms: “Happy Are Those…” by Jeanne Kun 
• “Love Covers a Multitude of Sins” – A brief commentary on 1 Peter 4:8, by Dan Keating  
• Let Christ and his Word Make their Home in You, by Jeanne Kun 
• “I Treasure Your Word in My Heart” – On Psalm 119, and Instructions in Daily Scripture Meditation, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
• The Written Word of God, and Taking God’s Word in the Scriptures to Heart, by Steve Clark
• Christ in All the Scriptures: The Long Common Thread of Christological Interpretation, by John Yocum
• Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You and Transform Your Mind and Heart, by Don Schwager

Steve Clark – Understanding of God’s Word in the Old and New Testaments

• The Need for Spiritual Interpretation of Scripture
• Reading Scripture in a Spiritual Way: New Testament Interpretation of the Old
• Genesis: The Creation Part 1, & The Creation of the Human Race Part 2
• The Completion of the New Covenant: Christ’s First & Second Coming – Part 1
• The Vision of the Completion of the New Covenant – Part 2
• The Beginning of the End – Part 3
• Taking God’s Word in the Scriptures to Heart
• Hearing God’s Word – Part 1
• Hearing God’s Word – Part 2
• The New Covenant Passover Sacrifice of Christ

The Victory and Exaltation of the Redeemer – A 3 Part series 

• Part 1:  Exalted Over All
• Part 2: Exalted as Priest
• Part 3: Exaltation as King

• The Written Word of God: Do you read the Word of God as if your life depended upon it?
• The Authority of Scripture
• The stages of God’s Plan
• The Seven Ages of God’s Covenant

Carlos Vargas

• Let the Word of Christ Transform You
• Faith and Hearing the Word of Christ 
• Why Do Jesus’ Teachings About the End of the World Seem Problematic to Some Christians?
• “Day of Wrath” or “Blessed Hope”?
• Can You Imagine What Pentecost Was Really Like? 
• Seeking the Face of the Lord through Prayer, Fasting, and Intercession
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
• Today a Savior Has Been Born to You

Bob Tedesco – God’s Plan and Design for Christian Discipleship

• God’s Design
• God’s Design: Part Two 
• Spiritual Warfare – Part I
• Spiritual Warfare – Part II
• Spiritual Warfare, Part III: A Scriptural Resource Set
• The Fruit of Unity – Living Together in Christ
• What Can We Expect from Christianity and from Christ?
• Devoted to Spiritual Realities of Life Together in Christ
• The Six Stages of Discipleship
• Renewing Our Vision for Christian Community
• Anticipating God’s Purposes
• Choosing Discipleship at Every Stage of Life
• Covenant Love
• Why Covenant Relationships and Covenant Community Matter to God and His People

Tom Caballes – reflections on living God’s Word with faith, joy, and discipline

• Jesus’ School of Discipleship 
• “Forgiven” and “Loving Much”
• Living Ordinary Lives Extraordinarily
• No Regrets 
• The Healing Versus the Healer
• Facing Goliaths in Our Lives
• Being Eternally Homesick
• Fanning the Flame of God’s Fire Within Us 
• The Battle Not to Conform but to Transform 
• Wandering or Focused Heart? 
• All In
• The Fullness of Heaven 
• Freedom to Fulfill Your Destiny
• What A Wonderful Life 
• Understanding Jesus 
• What’s Your Endgame – and Chief Purpose in Life? 
• The All-Knowing God
• Rejoice… Always?
• Jesus’ School of Discipleship 
• Trusting God in Difficult Times

See more articles by Tom Caballes at his Author page

Jeanne Kun – Study and meditation of God’s Word

• Rooted in God’s Word
• Bringing the Gospels to Life: A Way of Christian Meditation
• Pointer for Scripture Study: Listening for Jesus’ Tone of Voice
• The Triumph of the Cross: We Who Are in Christ Share in His victory
• “Sit at My Right Hand” – Royal Messianic Psalms 
• Mary of Bethany – Love Beyond Measure
• Contemplating Christ’s Passion
• Understanding the Miracles of Jesus
• God transforms our weakness into strength for his kingdom
• Discovering the Treasures in Jesus’ Parables
• The Christian Meaning of the Psalms
• Home: Our Abiding Place
• Topical Bible Study
• Bible Study on Thanksgiving: How to do a topical Bible study
• First Things First – Martha and Jesus

See more articles by Jeanne Kun and her Author page

Bruce Yocum – Being Formed in the Mind of Christ

• Being Formed in the Mind of Christ – Part 1
• Being Formed in the Mind of Christ – Part 2
• Ascension and Pentecost: Participation in the Nature of God
• God Became Like Us to Save Us

Carlos Mantica – From conversion to transformation in Christ

• Good Teacher
• Restoring His Image and Likeness in Us
• When Storms Come and Doubt Seems Stronger than Faith

Don Schwager – Servants and mentors of God’s transforming Word 

• Jesus Christ – The Word of Life
• The Lord Speaks – Are You Hungry for His Word?
• The Passion, Death, & Resurrection of Jesus Christ
• The Old and New Treasures of God’s Word 
• Growing Together in the Character of Christ 
• Living by Faith in the Promises of God 
• Countering the Deadly Vices with Godly Virtues
• When we read the Scriptures God is speaking to us
• Living Together in Unity – A Reflection on Psalm 133
• Serving Christ in All Things
• Kindness as a Christ-like Quality and Fruit of the Spirit
• Do You Personally Know the Holy Spirit? And Do You recognize His Presence with You Day-By-Day?
• Scripture Study Course
• The Unity of the Scriptures
• Formational Reading Versus Informational Reading of Scripture
• Old Testament Types of Christ
• Reading the Scriptures with the Early Church Fathers
• Reading the Parables of Jesus: an orientation to understanding the parables
• Prayer Shaped by the Word of God: A banquet for those who hunger for his word
• Jesus Christ the Word of Life: only one Word can truly satisfy us
• The Gospel of John: A Brief Introduction
• May I Have a Word With You? An Introduction to the Letter to the Hebrews
• Keys to Growth and Maturity: Reflection on the Letter to the Hebrews – Part II

Dan Keating – Maturing as Disciples of God’s Word

• Overcoming the World through Faith and Love: Commentary on 1 John 5:1-5
• The Divine Power and Promises of God (2 Peter 1:3–4)
• A Costly Discipleship

Mark Whitters – Lessons from Biblical figures

• Jesus’ Identity as Prophet, King, & Priest in Mark’s Gospel 
• Meeting Failure & Rejection with Faith & Perservance, Part 1 
• Confronting Apathy: Lessons from life of Moses – Part 2 
• God Chooses Israel: Lessons from Exodus – Part 3

Clare Bick – The voice of the Good Shepherd

• Listening to God’s Voice 

Homilies and Writings of Biblical scholars past and present

• The Scriptures Are One Book in Christ: quotes from early church fathers
• You Can Understand the Bible, by Peter Kreeft 
• How to Read the Bible, by Orthodox Bishop Kallistos Ware
• God Speaks to Us in the Bible, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
• The Bible’s Intrinsic Unity, by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI
• Christ in All the Scriptures, by John Yocum
• Being Shaped by the Formational Power of Scripture, by M. Robert Mulholland Jr
• Approaching Scripture with Wrong Questions or Wrong Point of View, by J.I. Packer
• Instruction in Daily Scripture Meditation, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
• Not Letting Commentators Silence Scripture, by Soren Kierkegaard
• A Guide to Discovering the Spiritual Meaning of the Scriptures, by Origen
• Every Page of the Bible is a Hymn to Christ, by Augustine of Hippo
• The Spiritual Interpretation of the Bible, by Raniero Cantalamessa
• Meditation on Psalm 119, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
• When We Read the Scriptures God is Speaking to Us: early church fathers
• God’s Word-an Inexhaustible Spring of Life, by Ephrem of Edessa (306-373AD)
• Blessed Are You, by Ephrem of Edessa (306-373 AD)  

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