Reading Scripture as a Gift and not a Burden (with Uche Anizor)

About this episode

The episode discusses the gifts of immersing in Scripture and how to view it as a blessing rather than a burden.

What are the different gifts we get from being immersed in God’s Word? How do we develop a hunger for Scripture? And why do we so often see reading Scripture as a burden rather than a blessing. We’ll tackle these questions and more with our guest, our Talbot colleague in theology, Dr. Uche Anizor around his new book, The Goodness of God in the Gift of Scripture. Dr. Uche Anizor is Professor and Chair of the Undergraduate Theology at Talbot. He is the author of eight books, including the...

People in this episode

Guest: Uche Anizor

Topics covered

• Scripture
• Theology
• Christianity
• Spiritual Growth

Keywords

• God's Word
• hunger for Scripture
• The Goodness of God in the Gift of Scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Goodness of God in the Gift of Scripture

Books & works: Scripture, The Goodness of God in the Gift of Scripture

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