1. You are meeting a friend for coffee at your local Barnes and Noble. This friend is skeptical about Christianity and the Bible. During the course of the conversation your friend says, "The Bible is really just a bunch of stories that are designed to help people cope with life in the real world. How would you respond to your friend? Your answer using material from Everyday Bible Study and the Scriptures
2. Over lunch one afternoon you and a colleague are talking about studying the Bible. Your colleague is new to the Bible and asks you to explain the difference between books like the Joshua and the Psalms or Acts and Galatians. How would you help your colleague understand the similarities and differences in the sixty-six books of the Bible?