Scripture Window Part 5

Rewind and review ~ Scripture is like a window...we gaze through and see beyond to an ancient world and we our world still today and we can even see our own reflection. Scriptural window has four window panes (head, heart, soul, and story). The head window pane is one that asks good questions (lots of questions) and offers our own insights. But Scripture isn't just some head trip or intellectual exercise. One of the places the Enlightenment led us on a rabbit chase is thinking that we could proof Scripture. That if we just rationally and reasonably held Scripture, it would all make sense at some point. Most stories don't work on one level, and that is certainly true of Scripture. So, we need the second window pane, the one of heart. While for our Jewish ancestors, the heart was the seat of reason and where all important decisions were made; in the world today, heart is the seat of emotions. Emotions are important. We need to listen and learn from our emotions. I