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… reasons—the good news is that God is right there with you. Scripture gives us this glorious invitation: “Come near to …
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… wrong, continually learn, and recognize we always read scripture informed by our needs and cultural context. This means it is okay to grasp only part of what scripture might be saying. It is okay to get it wrong here … in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus. There is more life in the scriptures when I don’t come to a text as if I have all the …
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… it, I should get it. Life revolves around “me”. As I read scripture, I believe that God calls us to a shared life, a …
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… that challenge has been wonderfully solved. Using the very scriptures that previously were a mystery to many who desire …
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… Often you are asked to imagine yourself in the scripture of the day. The aim is to have a very personal connection with the scripture, an intimate conversation with God. The story this …
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… in the way of nourishing my body, mind, and spirit. Yet scripture calls us to be loving with ourselves. Jesus laid … me—whether that was a bath and a nap, time in prayer and scripture, a walk, or just time with friends spent laughing …
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… to live out the practice. For a list of other Scripture passages and songs you might also include during … play soft music in the background, read an invitation from Scripture to rest, such as Matthew 11:28 ; breathe in “be …
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… to get through prayers before meals or rushing through Scripture reading. After all, I've read this verse or heard … culture, and discuss what you learn about God’s world. Scripture and Adventure Study : Study biblical …
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… the church. 6. The statement could assume, contrary to Scripture, that God's laws are burdensome (c.f. I John … in the sky. It may also assume that a human can put the Scripture on trial. 7. The statement might assume that life … was clearly in defiance against the entire thrust of the Scriptures. What this person is doing is to tell this elder …
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… exist elements of the world that seem too casual toward Scripture, too legalistic, too whatever. Those elements of … the next conversation, “I think we need to remember that Scripture is the definitive answer to this” to another. I … Don’t you think it’s great the way the Church's values of Scripture, truth, unity, hospitality, and differing methods …
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… that will give them the confidence they need to apply scriptural teachings in their homes. They want to do this, …
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… schedule an outdoor God walk, a quiet time to meditate on scripture or an extended time to pray. How will you plan to …