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My first bible
by John Coupland I come in from the cold city street. The book shop is warm, accepting and eerily familiar. The shelves are festooned with books as expected but the titles are so strange. Discipleship, Living in Victory, Called by God. Three decades of secularization call out from the street, "Come back, come back!" I ignore their cries and press on. I do not really want to ask for help, maybe that is symbolic of my state of mind, but you would not believe how hard it is to find a bible in a Christian book store. The events which have led me to this moment are too scary to put down paper. Prayer team back up and a date around Halloween are the minimum requirements. Eventually though I find the bibles tucked away at the back of the shop. Is it laid out like the supermarket where you have to bypass all the goodies to get to the milk? Now I have another dilemma, which bible do I choose? I had no idea there were so many! They have such funny names. RSV, NEB, NIV. My brain goes into giggle mode and offers up some suggestions. RSV; Really Silly Version NEB: Not Exactly Bible NIV: Nearly Infallible Version. I know that I do not want ye olde English as Shakespeare wrote so the NEB, New English Bible catches my eye. Plus it has tasteful illustrations throughout. I pay for it and three decades of secularization melt away at its coming. John is a worship leader for the Church of Scotland in Glasgow. His praise songs are used by congregations worldwide and can be found on his web site along with short stories and testimonies. www.johndavidcoupland.co.uk Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |