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Speaker: Jeff Jarvis The Bible creates a lot of problems! In fact, as a teaching pastor, one of the most challenging tasks I have in communicating on Sundays is dealing with people's increasing skepticism toward the Bible. Whether it's certain inconsistencies that surface, or misogynistic undertones, or the way that verses have/are being used to judge and condemn others. It's content, if really read carefully, can create a lot of problems. It can make you wonder what role a God, who is supposed to be so big and smart, could possibly have played in writing it? As the first part of our series on the book of Romans, this is where I want to focus this weekend: Who did write the Bible? Because once you wrestle with that question, it's surprising how much can change in your relationship with it. Simply speaking for myself, this collection of stories, and wisdom literature, poetry, and history has gone from being a book that, at one point, I almost despised, to one of the most personally influential books I own. If you've struggled with the bible you might want to get to the gym this Sunday. I covered a few big topics that may require further thinking and study for some. After you listen to this message, take the time to look at these amazing resources. A great book for reading the bible in the way that I spoke about. https://www.amazon.ca/Reading-Bible-Again-First-Time/dp/B00GGVWWEY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463411471&sr=8-3&keywords=reading+the+bible+again+for+the+first+time A podcast on the church's response to LGBTQ community. http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast/2015/5/18/episode-20-lgbtq