How to Start Reading the Bible

Why America's National Anthem Ends with a Question

Did you know that America's national anthem ends with a question? In this audio essay, I explain why, over 200 years later, it's a question we still need to ask.

Michael Knowles & Kirk Cameron Discuss Hellgate — Elizabeth Reacts

Join me as I watch a video and react to what I hear. The video I watch is from Michael Knowles’s YouTube channel. Knowles and Kirk Cameron discuss “hellgate” — the theological controversy surrounding Cameron’s exploration of conditional immortality (“annihilationism”). I encourage you to watch my series “Death & Hell: What Does the Bible Say? [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4z902AIoUs5wpujtATY0uNkd91tOk_Yp]” to dive deeper into these topics. The video I watch in this episode: “Hellgate: Kirk Cameron Explains The Viral HELL Controversy [https://youtu.be/ys9IltvSFI0?si=vpUPVyuPMHTjccu_]” These reactions are my first-time impressions and are intended for the purpose of education and discussion. I encourage you to search the scriptures for yourself. “They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11).

Is the Roman Catholic View of Consciousness Biblical? Elizabeth Reacts to Philip Larrey

Join me as I watch a video and react to what I hear. The video I watch is from the YouTube channel Closer to Truth [https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV]. Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviews Philip Larrey, Ph.D., about the Roman Catholic view of consciousness. Larrey is a Catholic priest and professor of philosophy at Boston College. I encourage you to watch my series "Death & Hell: What Does the Bible Say? [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4z902AIoUs5wpujtATY0uNkd91tOk_Yp]" to dive deeper into these topics. The video I watch in this episode: "Philip Larrey - Theories of Consciousness [https://youtu.be/0x3Dh-Omjxo?si=hWeJLOtmGYEIT5CG]" These reactions are my first-time impressions and are intended for the purpose of education and discussion. I encourage you to search the scriptures for yourself. “They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11).

Is Annihilationism Represented Fairly? Elizabeth Reacts to Ken Ham’s Take on Kirk Cameron

Join me as I watch a video for the first time and react to what I hear. The video I watch is Ken Ham's response to "the Kirk Cameron controversy" in which Ham shares what a few Christian theologians say about eternal punishment in hell. Ham believes their statements refute annihilationism/conditionalism, now under consideration by Cameron. I detect some flaws in Ham's argument and biblical interpretation, but I add my voice to his call for repentance and belief. This is a topic well worth wrestling with. I encourage you to watch my series "Death & Hell: What Does the Bible Say? [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4z902AIoUs5wpujtATY0uNkd91tOk_Yp]" to dive deeper into these topics. The video I watch in this episode: "My Response to the Kirk Cameron Controversy [https://youtu.be/6JChEYGkcKc?si=v2mhOf7PWwRKxGoD]" These reactions are my first-time impressions and are intended for the purpose of education and discussion. I encourage you to search the scriptures for yourself. “They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11).

How to Start Reading the Bible

If you want to read the Bible but don’t know how to start — or you struggle with sticking to a daily Bible reading habit — these tips and resources can help. Daily Bible reading is one of the most important commitments you can ever make. You’ll learn: * What the Bible is * How the Bible is structured * How to make a Bible reading plan * How to stick with Bible reading for the long term * How to get the most out of Bible reading Learn more: https://elizabethwhitworth.com/how-to-start-reading-the-bible/