From The Source by Kiel F. Harvey

Most Christians are told the Bible is important. Far fewer are shown how to actually read it.

If you’ve ever opened your Bible with good intentions and walked away confused, unsure where to start, intimidated by the cultural distance, or frustrated that nobody taught you the “how,” this workbook is for you. It’s also for the believer who’s been at it for years and wants sharper tools to go deeper.

Drawing on his formal training in Biblical Studies and years of teaching ordinary believers, Kiel Harvey hands you a clear, practical process for engaging Scripture on your own. Not a mystical guessing game. Not an academic exercise. A method any motivated reader can use.

Inside you’ll learn:

• Life Journaling and the SOAP method, a simple daily rhythm to get into God’s Word starting today
• The OICA process: Observation, Interpretation, Correlation, and Application, the proven framework for deeper study
• Four memorable toolkits to make each step concrete: the 5x5 observation approach, the CLEAR method for interpretation, the RINGS method for connecting passages to the wider story, and the LIVE method for honest application
• Foundational cultural concepts including honor and shame, covenant, purity, kinship, and patronage, which unlock how the original audiences would have heard the text
• Worked examples, reflection questions, and appendices covering exegetical fallacies, word studies, genre, and annual reading plans

Written in a conversational, no nonsense voice with the conviction that ordinary Christians can, and must, learn to handle Scripture for themselves. The goal was never to master the Bible. The goal is to let the Bible master you.

Specs
Paperback, First Edition (2026), Independently published
Includes 10 appendices, glossary, and reading plan directory