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Daily Bible Reading Tip for Busy People
Much thanks to PD reader, Lyn Woods, for an absolutely awesome link and suggestion that is a huge help for busy people wanting more time in the Word. Lyn listens to an ESV Bible online at this link, http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/browse/. It’s so easy to do. Just follow the link, pick a book and press listen. Until Lyn sent me this link I had forgotten how helpful it was to listen to the Word. … Read entire article »
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Oops! Password Protect Blunder and A One Year Bible Study Sample
As I was preparing my lesson for people who want to read the bible in a year I inadvertently published the lesson as a post. Even though I removed it, my email subscribers got sent a link to a blank page asking for a password. I apologize for the blunder. However, afterwards the thought occurred to me that some of you may be sitting on the fence about the one year bible reading plan. May be you didn’t see it until after the year started and are feeling it’s too late or you just haven’t made a decision. Either way I thought you might change your mind if you got to see a sample of one of the lessons. So, below is a copy of the … Read entire article »
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The Difficulty with Bible Reading
I was reading a post by Tim Challies on his blog, Challies.com, about personal bible reading. He shared an ugly truth that many Bible study leaders and gurus fail to share. Specifically, that the difficulty with Bible reading is that sometimes it is difficult. Chaillies put it this way… Now I’d like to make a rather practical observation. A general desire to know and to study the Bible does not necessarily mean that we will always be overflowing with enthusiasm to do so. When we say that we desire to study the Bible we can mean two things. We can mean that we spring out of bed in the morning eager to rush to a comfortable chair and spend some time drinking in the Word of God. Though … Read entire article »
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Applying Rules of Creativity to Your Bible Reading, Even If You Think You are Creatively Challenged
I was reading an article about Joey Reihman’s book, Thinking for a Living. Reihman describes being creative as having four stages. Investigation–Detect, study, explore, gather Incubation–The longest stage, quantity over quality, can involve blending, traveling, polarizing, walking, meditating, praying and sharing Illumination–The editing of stage two, illuminate the big idea, the “Aha!” moment Illustration–Portray and personify the big idea, design, create I read this process and immediately thought, this sounds very much like the process I try to follow when writing a sermon. Â It is a fitting general prescription for Bible reading as well. Â I had never really thought about my general Bible reading as a creative process, but really it is. Each time we read we should strive to manifest the word as a living reality in our lives. That is truly … Read entire article »
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Ghost Dose #9, Living in the Spirit for the Common Good
Verse: There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. (1 Corinthians 12:6-7) Meditation: The verses upon which we have reflected over the past several days have revealed many benefits that come into the life of a believer with the gift of the Holy Spirit. We have looked at power, love, self-discipline, community, peace, and a whole list of fruits. But, to what end are all these things given? Â Is drawing near to the Holy Spirit nothing more than a self help program? Â Not at all. The gifts we receive from the Holy Spirit are for the common good. If you are wondering about the presence of the … Read entire article »
Ghost Dose #8, Replacing Your Thoughts for Spirit Thoughts
Verse: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25 Meditation: In yesterday’s verse we were urged to set our minds on the Spirit that we might live by … Read entire article »
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