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Some lessons I have learned about reading the Bible after 25 years of daily reading

December 19th, 2009 | Add a Comment

A recent reader, Kristy, shared the following comment, I have never found the right Bible reading plan, so have tried to read at my own pace and feel that even though I am not following a plan, that I am behind simply because I still have a lot to read by the end of this year and I have this thing in my head that I have to finish the Bible by December 31, 2009. It never seems like what I read is enough; sometimes I read a lot, but it doesn’t seem like it is enough. I feel like I am not doing it right. So, how much should you read? I don’t believe there is a great pat answer to this question, but I do have some distinct … Read entire article »

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Prayer Journaling Difficulties and Solutions

September 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Our youth have been prayer journaling for a week now using a method that I outlined in the Prayer Journaling Orientation video posted a week ago.  Last Sunday we discussed their experiences.  In today’s brief video I share 5 common difficulties they encountered and 3 “triggers” for being consistent.  They have had some really awesome God-incidence stories happen because of their prayer journaling.  I can’t wait to see what a couple more weeks of journaling is going to yield.  You can expect more video posts on the lessons they learn. On another note…Today’s video has a cleaner , crisper audio signal with more volume range over prior videos.  Unfortunately, in my efforts to improve audio I ran into a technical difficulty resulting in audio coming through only the left channel.  My … Read entire article »

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Prayer Journal Passages

September 23rd, 2009 | Add a Comment

In my last post, I gave you a video tutorial on one method of prayer journaling. It struck me afterwards that some of you might be curious about the scripture passages that our youth are using. I gave each youth an envelope with fourteen verses and told them to just randomly pick one each day. All of the verses are associated with prayer in some way. If you want to join us, here are the verses we are drawing from to get you started.  They are in no particular order. Matthew 6:5-8 Psalm 100 Philippians 4:8-9 Matthew 6:25-26 Luke 17:12-19 Luke 1:46-55 Philippians 4:4-7 Mark 14:32-42 Psalm 46:1-5,10-11 Luke 11:9-13 Psalm 34:1-8 Luke 18:10-14 Jonah 2:1-10 Genesis 28:11-19 Also, I mentioned in the video noting the subject of the passage you are journaling on, but I really didn’t say much more … Read entire article »

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Prayer Journaling Orientation

September 22nd, 2009 | 3 Comments

Our youth group this past week began a three week journey into prayer journaling.  We are starting with a method that I have used intermittently for over 20 years.  This five minute video outlines the process.  This discipline really enhances my relationship with God.  Specifically, I see God more clearly and I apply scripture more frequently when I journal daily using this method.  My journaling frequently takes as little as five or ten minutes.  I hope you will try it.  May it be a blessing to you from The Practical Disciple. … Read entire article »

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