Enter the Story Resources

We’re excited that you’re joining us for the Enter the Story series!

This year, we will walk through 50 episodes of the Bible. Each episode is part of the grand story that unfolds in six seasons. Our goal this year is to know Jesus and to become God’s people for the world. To help you along the way with that, we’ve put together a variety of resources to help you as we walk through Scripture together.

 

Bible Recommendations

Here’s a few translations our pastoral team would recommend for personal reading.

  • The Common English Bible is the most commonly used translation by your RH teachers and pastors. It is well-balanced and endorsed by pastors and scholars across denominations. We recommend it because of its balance of reliable translation and readability. 

    Recommended use: Everyday use

    Links: CEB Study Bible or CEB Bible:

  • Featuring thousands of study notes drawn from the bestselling NIV Application Commentary series (over 2 million copies sold), the NIV Application Bible helps you understand Scripture and connect it to your world in a whole new way. This study Bible guides you in discovering how the ancient truths found in Scripture relate to your experiences today.

    Recommended use: Everyday use

    Link: NIV Application Bible

  • The New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB) is highly endorsed as a leading academic study Bible, widely used by students, professors, and clergy for its unbiased, scholarly approach. It is considered the definitive one-volume reference tool for historical and critical Biblical analysis. It is praised for its comprehensive supplementary materials, including detailed book introductions, in-text essays, maps, timelines, glossaries, and an index to study materials, making it an invaluable reference tool.

    Recommended use: Deep Study

    Links: Oxford Annotated

  • This version of the NIV removes all distractions- notes, verse numbers, etc. so that you can read devotionally.

    Recommended Use: Devotional / Prayer

    Link: Lectio Bible

 
 

Books

 

Blue Parakeet

Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight contends that many, conservatives and liberals alike, attempt the same thing with the Bible. We all try to tame it. McKnight’s The Blue Parakeet has emerged at the perfect time to cool the flames of a world on fire with contention and controversy. It calls Christians to a way to read the Bible that leads beyond old debates and denominational battles. It calls Christians to stop taming the Bible and to let it speak anew for a new generation.

This is a frequently asked question?

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

This is a frequently asked question?

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Simply Good News

The Gospel means good news. But if the message has been around for 2,000 years, what makes it significant today? What’s so “good” about stories involving damnation, violence, and a God who sacrifices his only son? Noted Bible scholar N.T. Wright shows us how Christians today have lost sight of what the “good news” of the gospel really is. In Simply Good News, he takes us back in time to reveal how the people of the first-century—the gospel’s original audience—would have received Jesus’ message. He offers a clear and thoughtful analysis of what the “good news” really is, and applies it to our lives today, revealing its power to transform us.

This is a frequently asked question?

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

This is a frequently asked question?

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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Enter the Story Video Series

This curriculum is all about helping you enter the story of Scripture. Together, we’ll trace the Bible’s grand narrative, learn how to study it with clarity, and discover how God’s Word can shape our lives today.

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