If you ever decide to read the Bible all the way through,At some point, you will find yourself struggling to understand it– even if you’ve been a believer for a long time and read it before (or read a kiddie version)• a passage will confuse you, trouble, or just seem wrong◦ I’m fortunate to have many helpful resources• however, when even those study aids leave me with questions◦ then I resort to creative thought experiments; for instance, I ask, “what if”◦ what if this were meant to frustrate? or be a puzzle? or experienced rather than studied?– there have been occasions when these “off trail” ventures,• have led me to surprising and edifying insights