The Practical Disciple » Entries tagged with "bible reading"
Ghost Dose #6, Kindling the Spirit
Verse: “For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” (2 Timothy 1:6, NASB) Meditation: Today’s verse reminds us of simple yet often ignored truth, the gift of the Spirit requires responsible continued attention. The greek word translated “kindle afresh” in the New American Standard Bible, is a difficult word to translate cleanly. An examination of five versions yielded four different translations. The English Standard Version and New International Version-”fan a flame” New Revised Standard Version-”rekindle” King James-”Stir up” New American Standard Bible-”kindle afresh” The translation challenge that results in so many different version is that the greek word is a compounding of several things. Perhaps, a more literal and accurate translation would be something to the effect of “to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bible Study, prayer
Bible Reading Guide, the easiest one ever
Yesterday, I completed reading the Bible again using the simplest plan ever. Please Note—This is the simplest plan not necessarily the best or most effective plan. I simply made a check mark every day next to whatever chapters I read and resisted reading anything that was already checked. That was it. It’s nothing fancy or complex. I just checked off chapters and when I completed a book I went and put a check next to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bible Study
Lessons from Lent
This year for Lent I crafted and led an online Bible mentoring program for 3 college students. I have wanted to develop a ministry like this for some time. My goal was to spend at least 30-60 minutes a day on it. I dubbed it the Practical Disciple Bible Coaching program. So here is what it looked like. PD BiBle Coaching in a Nutshell Weekly emailed learning modules Process-oriented content i.e. provide tools for equipping rather than just information A password protected website of resources, links, modules, etc. A conference call system for coaching Multimedia content, i.e. video, audio, and text Both embedded and downloadable media for easy access. Action-the oriented content So how did it go? Putting together the initial structure was a huge undertaking that I had to pull off in under a week and … Read entire article »
Filed under: scripture, Uncategorized
New downloads on the resource page
Yesterday, PD reader Jacob F., left a comment that lectio divina, a prayerful practice of reading scriptures is another meaningful method of encountering God’s Word. I wrote a post on lectio divina last August and if you are not familiar with this time-honored practice, I highly recommend you explore it. You can read my prior post by clicking here. For your convenience today I added a downloadable handout about lectio divina on The Practical Disciple … Read entire article »
Filed under: Uncategorized
Inductive Bible Study Method
In yesterday’s post, I shared a one man’s experience of reading the New Testament and I recommended that you do you own study work first before leaping to commentaries or other references. I realized afterward that is all well and good to encourage you to do this, but it doesn’t do much good if you don’t have any idea how to do that or a method to use. Well, God is good and last night a young man I am mentoring shared with me a very clear well-developed inductive Bible study method. If you are unfamiliar with inductive Bible study, in short, it is a process of systematically making observations to draw general conclusions about a passage. I have used a variety of inductive Bible study methods over the years and find … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bible Study, scripture, Uncategorized
New Lenten disciplines I have encountered
I have two noteworthy Lenten disciplines that I have encountered in the last week. First, a young man in our church has chosen to do a speed read of the New Testament during Lent. He is busting his way through the entire New Testament in 40 days, a rather admirable pursuit. One person asked him what he was getting out of this. He said, he was realizing that some people are just wrong. People quote are defend things as being from the New Testament that are often times quite erroneous. As I heard him says this, it reminded me of what I once told a group of lay people in a preaching class I was leading. Always do your own work first. Read the scriptures for yourself and make as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Uncategorized
Subscribe to The Practical Disciple
Recent Comments
- Virgilio on Finding God’s Blessing in Tough Times
"thanks for the article, i am blessed reading the valuable lessons no. 2 ,3,6…" - admin on Responding to the Economy
"Alessandro: Thanks so much for your comment. You can help me stir the fire of …" - Alessandro on Responding to the Economy
"Thank you so much for the artcles about prayer and revival. I've had a burden f…" - admin on Starting a Fire of Prayer Online
"Angie thank you so much for sharing. Truly awesome story of answered prayer.…" - Angie on Starting a Fire of Prayer Online
"During the summer of 2010, I decided to try a new discipline of prayer. I decid…"
Recent Comments