The Christian Testament scriptures are the most fascinating set of inspired and brilliant stories we can possibly read and learn from. The scriptures are amazing. But too often, we miss the best parts. This can happen when we read either from habit and read over clues that we’ve never noticed before or when we don’t see the entire picture and have a hard time imagining what’s happening in real-time. I like to employ two “clues” or “helps” therefore when reading scripture. These can deepen our understanding and help us to see within a scripture story just how mind-blowing Jesus’ actions are! One is reading and observing in context. This includes noting what the characters are doing, their reactions according to their time period and context, and the situation at hand. The second involves un…