Hey Everybody, I'm not actually LIVE, but I do have a great story from scripture and some questions to ask yourself to help you when you are reading scripture. If you typically rely on a devotional book or e-mail to help you "get something" out of scripture, the following questions will help you:

What else could the characters have done? - find the climax or focus of the passage and ask, how else could this story have played out.

What did I learn about the people in the passage? - What characteristics stand out about how the story did play out?

What are some examples of those characteristics in my own life? - People you know, have heard of or seen in TV shows or movies, or examples from your own life.

How can this story help me in the future? - what decisions should I make or characteristics do I want to demonstrate in my life?

Answer those 4 questions and you've just started Interpreting and Applying scripture all by yourself.