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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 | 4 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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Praying Scripture using Lectio Divina

August 14th, 2009 | 6 Comments

Lectio Divina is Latin for “divine reading” or “holy reading” and there are four lectio divina steps that I will cover in this post.  If you have ever wondered about how to pray scripture, Lectio Divina is a great place to start. Lectio is a Christian tradition of prayerfully reading scripture that has been around since the 1500′s, but is every bit effective for deepening your relationship with God as it was when it began over 500 years ago. The intent of Lectio is to both increase your understanding of the Word and nurture a deeper more open connection with God.   A well rounded approach to scripture involves what I call both informational and formational reading.  Most Bible studies tends toward the informational side of the equation.  Informational study is … Read entire article »

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Stuck on Study

June 9th, 2009 | 3 Comments

I was recently reading in Glenn McDonald’s book, The Disciple-making Church, a chapter on having a mind transformed by the Word of God.  Glenn made the statement, “Our aim, however, is not complete mastery.  Few people in history have mastered the Bible’s contents.  The issue isn’t knowledge as much as transformation–the recasting of our minds according to a perspective that is consistent with the mind of God.” (McDonald, page 148) Many people study scripture faithfully but without growing significantly spiritually.  How is that possible?  How can someone attend Sunday School for 6 months, 6 years or  16 years and accumulate heaps of knowledge only to maintain a spiritual status quo?  Over a series of posts I will be offering some thoughts on this dilemma and some practical tools that lead toward transformation … Read entire article »

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