Powerful Scriptures

“Does not Scripture, clearly presented, have its own power to produce “application”? The Church already labors under a surfeit of sloppy exegesis, inept hermeneutic and fiery exhortation to rush out and apply what may or may not be understood, may or may not even be biblical. Why not schools whose mission is precisely to cultivate understanding?” (Piety and Philosophy, p. 76)