About This Site

This site is devoted to Scripture.

Not as a subject to be mastered, but as something to be received.

The aim here is simple: stay close to what is written.

What This Blog Is About

This is a place for reading, reflecting on, and speaking about Scripture with care.

Here, the goal is to:

  • Affirm what Scripture clearly says
  • Handle carefully what it implies
  • Refrain from speaking where it is silent

Some passages are clear. Others are deep, layered, or unresolved. Both deserve reverence.

A Faithful Reading Posture

This site is shaped by what could be described as a faithful reading posture.

That means approaching Scripture as something given, not something to be completed.

It means:

  • Receiving what has been revealed
  • Not extending beyond what is written
  • Allowing tension where Scripture does not resolve it
  • Speaking with only as much certainty as the text supports

Faithfulness includes restraint.

What You May Notice

You may notice a different tone here than in many Christian spaces.

There is an intentional effort to:

  • Use the language Scripture uses--especially the original Hebrew or Greek when it matters
  • Avoid adding precision where Scripture has not
  • Resist resolving what has been left open
  • Speak carefully rather than completely

Some things may feel less defined than you are used to.
That is not hesitation—it is discipline.

Why This Matters

It is easy to move from what Scripture says to what we assume it must mean.

It is easy to:

  • Simplify what is complex
  • Resolve what Scripture leaves open
  • Speak with more confidence than the text supports

Over time, those habits can shift attention away from what has been revealed and toward what has been constructed.

This site exists to remain anchored to what has been revealed.

How Scripture Is Handled Here

Scripture is primary.

Tradition, reason, and experience all have value, but they are secondary.

They may help clarify, organize, or illuminate.
They do not override, replace, or extend the text.

The order is intentional:

Scripture first.
Everything else beneath it.

What You Can Expect

You can expect writing that is:

  • Calm
  • Careful
  • Scripture-centered
  • Honest about uncertainty
  • Willing to say “I don’t know” when needed

This is not a place for argument or performance.

It is a place to return to the text, listen carefully, and speak with humility.

Who This Is For

This site is for those who want to follow Jesus and stay close to God’s word.

It is for readers who are:

  • Weary of oversimplification
  • Cautious about overconfidence
  • Attentive to what the text actually says

It is also for those who want to grow in reading God's word faithfully and speaking about it carefully.

The Aim

The goal is not to explain everything.

The goal is to remain faithful.

To know God through what He has revealed.
To speak truthfully about Him.
And to refuse to say more than He has said.

About the Author

My name is Paul Ericson.

I am a Christian author helping people engage Scripture and grow as disciples of Jesus.

My aim is not to offer new ideas, but to help clarify what is already present in the text—so that what we believe, say, and do is shaped more directly by what God has revealed.

A Final Word

We honor God not only by what we say about Him,
but by refusing to say more than He has said.

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