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Ellen F. Davis quotes: Whenever we pick up the Bible, read it, put it down, and say, "That's just what I thought," we are probably in trouble.

Whenever we pick up the Bible, read it, put it down, and say, "That's just what I thought," we are probably in trouble.

Ellen F. Davis quotes: If God has a best friend (and why not?), then surely it is Moses. (pg. 46)

If God has a best friend (and why not?), then surely it is Moses. (pg. 46)

Ellen F. Davis quotes: Yet accurate speech about anything, and especially about God, is in fact a rhythm of silence and speech, speaking and listening.

Yet accurate speech about anything, and especially about God, is in fact a rhythm of silence and speech, speaking and listening.

Ellen F. Davis quotes: From a biblical perspective, salvation is a subcategory of revelation - or better, salvation is a consequence of revelation fully received.

From a biblical perspective, salvation is a subcategory of revelation - or better, salvation is a consequence of revelation fully received.

Ellen F. Davis quotes: ...consider how [the Proverbs] define success: the establishment of righteousness, justice and equity. (pg. 95)

...consider how [the Proverbs] define success: the establishment of righteousness, justice and equity. (pg. 95)

Ellen F. Davis quotes: The resurrection produces a "conversion of the imagination" that causes us to understand everything else differently.

The resurrection produces a "conversion of the imagination" that causes us to understand everything else differently.

Ellen F. Davis quotes: Worship is a vigorous act of reordering our desires in the light of God's burning desire for the wellness of all creation. (pg. 152)

Worship is a vigorous act of reordering our desires in the light of God's burning desire for the wellness of all creation. (pg. 152)

Ellen F. Davis quotes: The fourth-century Greek theologian St. John Chrysostom said that Job's greatest trial was that his wife was not taken. (pg. 125)

The fourth-century Greek theologian St. John Chrysostom said that Job's greatest trial was that his wife was not taken. (pg. 125)

Ellen F. Davis quotes: The Song [of Solomon] captures the ecstatic aspect of love that is the main subject of the whole Bible. (pg. 67)

The Song [of Solomon] captures the ecstatic aspect of love that is the main subject of the whole Bible. (pg. 67)

Ellen F. Davis quotes: The danger of Christians reading the Bible confessionally is that we run the risk of reading alone.

The danger of Christians reading the Bible confessionally is that we run the risk of reading alone.