YES!

Very recently, I posted a blog-entry titled "NO!"  The expanded title was "NO! the Bible is not..."

Obviously, it was a collection of my thoughts on what the Bible is not.  I kept the list short...it could have been much longer. 
Perhaps it will spur some good conversation among friends...maybe even a Bible Study group or Sunday School class could use it to begin a conversation about the Bible.

Well, here is the follow-up posting.  The title is "YES!"  The expanded title is "YES! the Bible is..."

Again, I have kept the list short...it could be much longer. 
Again, maybe it can spur some good conversation. 
At the very least, you can use each list to have a private conversation with yourself, about what you believe the Bible IS and IS NOT.

YES! The Bible is a word of hope in a sometimes hopeless-seeming world/life.

YES! The Bible is an invitation to investigate the reality of love, peace, and freedom, for you...and for everybody.

YES! The Bible is a laid-bare story (many stories, actually) about humanity's on-going relationship with God - the good, the bad, and the ugly...also the beautiful and the divine.

YES! The Bible is all about how good you are...and how acceptable...and how worth-every-minute-of-God's-time you are.

YES! The Bible is a constant reminder that you are never separated from the God who has already created and redeemed you...and everybody else.  (I do realize that both of those actions are in the past-tense!)

YES! The Bible is a flat-out statement that heaven is not your home, here-and-now is.

YES! The Bible is confirmation that the "Kingdom of God" is not somewhere out there, its somewhere within you.

YES! The Bible is an account of the spiritual journeys of many, many people...and a wide-open invite for you to be about your own journey.

YES! The Bible is a spiritual resource for all people...people of any faith, or no faith at all.

YES! The Bible is open to more than one style of reading, interpreting, and understanding.

YES! The Bible is used in destructive and oppressive ways...far too often.  (Shame on those who do it!)

YES! The Bible is a lot of words about a lot of things, but it boils down to two very simple facts(five words): Love God and Love Neighbor.

So, there ya go:  12 NOs and 12 YESs. 
It just worked out that way. 
Although 12 is a pretty catchy number.