Ep 97: How Do I Choose A Bible For A Bible Study? Pastor Al Descheneau

We are back with Part 2 of our series on "How To Study The Bible For Abuse Survivors"! We have back on the show, none other than XtianNinja himself, Pastor Al Descheneau! He's back to talk about all things Bible, answering questions like, What Bible translation do I pick amoung the dizzying array of choices!? How do we interpret the bible correctly without going to the dark side? How do we spot a bad bible teacher/preacher? And other important topics. Pastor Al offers a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, with a side of humor when it comes to studying God's Word for yourself. Pastor Al also updates us on what God is doing in his Twitch community! We had a fun and enjoyable conversation! Don't miss it! Transcript below! Introduction Hi! I’m Al (known on Twitch as XtianNinja), a full-time streamer, podcaster, and YouTuber from Canada who is working hard to serve the online community by building an open, encouraging, and meaningful online family, through gaming, real talk, and God’s truth. I believe with my whole heart that God called me to serve the gaming and streaming community full-time, so regular donations are what keep me, my family, and this new-frontier mission going. If you see the need for online missions and appreciate what I’m doing please become a monthly Patreon donor here. For more information, check out my vision for XtianNinja Online Missions. Quick Bio I grew up in a Christian home have known Jesus since I was six years old. After a short time of teenage rebellion, I went to North American Bible College (Now Taylor College & Seminary) in Edmonton to “figure things out”. There, I rededicated my life to Jesus, met my wife, Anita, and was called into full-time pastoral ministry. Since then I’ve been serving Jesus’ in all areas of church life — preaching and teaching, writing, music, leadership development, small groups, tech, sound, graphic design, photography, video editing… whatever it takes to share Jesus and teach scripture in a creative and inspiring way! In September 2020 a new chapter of my life started when God made it absolutely clear that he wanted me to give up looking for a new ministry position, stop seeking secular work, and dedicate myself full-time to serving as a missionary on the new frontier of global missions as a Twitch streamer. It’s been quite an adventure since then, but over the past months I’ve had God’s call affirmed in amazing ways as He’s changed people’s lives through my channel. If you want to hear some stories and hear updates on how the ministry is going, here are some podcast episodes to check out: If you really want to get to know me, I shared my “testimony” (life-story) in a series of 7 podcast episodes recently (#23-29). Here’s the first episode (#23): https://artofthechristianninja.com/2021/02/20/how-being-bullied-changed-me-enraged-by-ravi-z-pilgrims-progress-3-3-of-interest-ep-23/ XtianNinja on TwitchTwitterTikTokAOTCN on FacebookInstagramAl’s 3D Printer: Instagram & Etsy Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DswMinistries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgIpWVQCmjqog0PMK4khDw/playlists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dswministries/ https://dswministries.orgsubscribe-to-podcast/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, Listen Notes Keep in touch with me! Email subscribe to get my handpicked list of the best resources for abuse survivors! https://thoughtful-composer-4268.ck.page #abuse #trauma Mentoring https://youtu.be/WWgkERpkIoY An easy way to help my ministry: https://dswministries.orgproduct/buy-me-a-cup-of-tea/ A donation link: https://dswministries.orgdonate/ Affiliate links: Can’t travel to The Holy Land right now? The next best thing is Walking The Bible Lands!