Scot McKnight's new book, The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible, maps out a method of reading the Bible that recognizes both its authority as inspired Scripture and our contemporary context. McKnight observes that we all "pick and choose" the passages of Scripture that we focus on. The keys, he argues, are reading the Bible within its overall Story (picked up from McKnight's earlier book, Embracing Grace), listening to the person of God speak through the Bible, and trusting both the Spirit and the Great … [Read more...] about Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight