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This is the last in a series of posts with ideas on how to implement the GPS Bible reading guide. So far, I’ve written about the need to find a specific time each day to spend in daily devotion, the importance of establishing a “sacred space” for you to focus, and spending time reflecting over the scripture that [...]
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This week I’ve been writing a series of posts with some ideas on how to implement and use the GPS daily Bible reading guide. So far, I’ve written about the need to find a specific time each day to spend in daily devotion as well as the idea of establishing a “sacred space” for you [...]
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Yesterday, I started this series of posts to share some ideas on how to implement and use the GPS study guide that our church launched this past weekend. If you are not familiar with GPS, you can find more information here.
In that first post, I talked about the importance of establishing a set time each [...]
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This morning I’m reading from Psalm 103. Particularly, I was struck by verses 8-14.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as [...]
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During one of my morning quiet times this week, I was reading from Psalm 3. Psalm 3, like so many others, was written by David. The context of this psalm comes from the rebellion against David’s kingship that was led by his own son, Absalom.
David had to flee the capital city because of the threat [...]
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For my personal devotional time, I’m trying to return to reading from The Divine Hours, a prayer book put together by Phyllis Tickle. If you’re interested, you can read more about it here.
During this morning’s reading, the scripture reading was from Luke 20:9-18, often referred to as the Parable of the Tenants.
As the story goes, [...]
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Recently, I decided to start using a daily devotional guide published by The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. In 2010, I’ll be writing a similar guide for our Church and I wanted to get a feel for how they use their guide as a supplement to their sermon series and seasonal emphasis. This morning’s [...]
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