The Bible As A Textbook

Just got off the phone with Logos and completed my purchase of the Scholar's Silver Edition. I know what most are thinking - "You don't have Bible software yet?"

The answer is no, and I'm excited that it's on the way. I have to confess one thing though. And I'm curious if anyone else has had this hesitation as well.

The more software we get and the more books we read, do you ever run into the trap of looking at the Bible as a textbook rather than the breathing Words Of God that come straight from Him. I participated in a demo of the software and man is it slick, but the thought hit me "How am I gonna make sure that this is still God in front of me and not just a bunch of words on a screen?"

I want to study, dig in, and know God so much better. I want to understand His word and His ways, but not at the expense of "academizing" Him (if that's even a word). Has anyone else ran into this and would anyone care to share a "Top 10 List" so to speak of things you can do to help keep this from happening?

For Those Who Are Not RSS Literate

I'm changing the structure of The Jonah Syndrome just a bit over the next few days. On the sidebar to the right (and down the page a little) will be the feeds of the blogs that I read every day.

The section titled now "What The Syndrome Consumes" will be direct links to the audio sites of sermons / podcasts / content that I listen to on a weekly basis. I hope that these structural changes help a bit and I hope that by stopping by The Jonah Syndrome, you can use it as a launching off place to other helpful content around the blogosphere.