reading the
realities of the Bible always brings me back to a proper perspective.
Good post and I love the "realities" word, because the Scriptures are the real realities. There are illusions everywhere but by knowing Scriptures it sure helps in discernment between good and evil and good and best.
As a Bible student and teacher I have experienced the necessary work involved in searching the Scriptures for the competent preparation of a Bible study, Sunday school lesson, or a sermon. There are volumes of books available as study tools (and the Christian community is indebted to the various authors' perseverance and scholarship), but there is not enough time, money, or shelf space to properly take advantage of these resources. Computer software has changed the way we can study the Word of GOD. With a simple search or click of the mouse button, we now have access to these same volumes of scholarship within seconds!
This comes from
http://www.e-sword.net/. It is free and you can download just tons of various resources from it. I use it all the time. Very user friendly. I love the Treasury of Scripural Knowledge (TSK) because you can read literally hundreds of verses in an hour just by putting your cursor over the verses it brings up.