The Hallmark approach allows you to quote, keep close at hand, and use the Bible once in a while as needed. Bible narratives make wonderful bedtime stories for our children. Bible verses make beautiful pictures and art calendars, and having them around gives us a sense of spirituality and peace. We can quote a Bible verse to someone who is mourning a loss or suffering. Using the Bible in this way is good, and we should have more of it, but the Bible can give us so much more.
Most homeowners have some type of insurance on their property.
Once we receive the homeowner s insurance policy, we save it in a secure file. Our hope is that we shouldn't have to use it, but if we need it, we know where to find it. Sometimes we treat the Bible as an insurance policy, to be used only in an emergency. I call this the insurance policy approach to the Bible. When things go well there is no need to look into it.