What if the Bible was never meant to win arguments?
When we're confused, afraid or disillusioned, it's tempting to treat scripture like ammunition, tossing verses back and forth until someone runs out. But that isn't how the scriptures work, and it isn't how they came to us.
In this message, Jeremy Duncan walks the road to Emmaus (Luke 24) with two heartbroken disciples who know all the right verses and still can't recognize the risen Jesus walking beside them. Along the way he looks at two proverbs that contradict each other (Proverbs 26:4–5), what "all Scripture is God-breathed" in 2 Timothy 3:16–17 meant to its first readers, and how the idea of inspiration shifted from a living, life-giving breath toward word-for-word dictation in documents like the 1978 Chicago Statement on Inerrancy.
From the breath of life in Genesis 2 to the dry bones of Ezekiel 37, this is an invitation to read the Bible as a conversation rather than a rulebook, and to listen for the story that restores our hope and leads us back to Jesus.
What is Commons Church in Marda Loop?
For more than a decade, Commons has gathered people around the life and teachings of Jesus in Calgary. Now we're taking the next step—becoming a church rooted not just in one place, but in neighbourhoods across our city.
Our Marda Loop parish shares the same approach to teaching, vision, and values as our Kensington community while becoming a local gathering shaped by the people, rhythms, and stories of this neighbourhood.
Whether you've been part of Commons for years, you're exploring faith for the first time, or you're simply looking for a community to belong to, we'd love to welcome you.