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Today's conversation on Backport's Theology is a sequel because Allie and I had the pure joy of getting to hang out with one of our dear friends who just so happens to be one of the most engaging Bible expositors

I've ever heard, Professor Christy McClellan last week. And getting to listen to Christy enthused

about the historical, cultural, geographic, and linguistic context of scripture. It's kind of like

eating a Pringle's potato chip, or in my case, a fresh tortilla chip dunked in queso, it's all

but impossible to eat just one. So we beg Professor McClellan to come back for another conversation

about how to truly engage and feast on God's word as opposed to dutifully reading it like a

textbook or a rule book, or simply something

from which to glean a better system of ethics from. This snippet from Christy's new book,

Feasting on God's Word, will give you a glimpse of the adventure we're diving into today.

Christy wrote this, life is both long and short. It has high and low moments. The promise of the Bible

is that God is with us, in and through it all. He has never been afraid of entering into the dust

and ruin. Restoration, renewal, and repair are part of who he is. We're diving in pretty deep today, y'all, so I'd encourage

you to lean in and listen when you've got some breathing space and a little extra elbow room

for that great, big, beautiful, albeit possibly weary heart of yours. So please grab your

favorite beverage, some yummy snacks, and that divine love

letter we call the Bible, then pull up a chair and prop your feet up on the porch with Allie,

Professor Christy, and me. We're so glad you've chosen to hang out with us today.

Hey, hey, back porters. My name's Allison Allen. I am the 5'12 spiritual wingwoman to Lisa Harper for Backport theology. And y'all, I so hope that you were with us last week.

And if you weren't with us, go back and watch it right now. But I got to tell you, we've got

Christy McClellan for the second act. We're going to dive in deeply. I promise. But as we were

talking off camera, as we always do, and we have a lot of very inappropriate stories. This one

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