Here is an article from Douglas Jacoby outlining some great principles of Bible Study, as well as giving an encouraging nudge to help us grow deeper in our faith:
Dig Deeper into the Word: Principles of Bible Study
Please visit Douglas’s website for tons of information, articles, and a great question/answer section: www.douglasjacoby.com
Obstacles? Deal with Them Now
by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R., The Sower’s Seeds
An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rather morbid about the rock.
After breaking another plowshare one day, and remembering all the trouble the rock had caused him through the years, he finally decided to do something about it.
When he put the crowbar under the rock, he was surprised to discover that it was only about six inches thick and that he could break it up easily with a sledgehammer. As he was carting the pieces away he had to smile, remembering all the trouble that the rock had caused him over the years and how easy it would have been to ged rid of it sooner.
Another encouraging and insightful article from Jim McGuiggan.
In a time when selfishness and narcissism run rampant on social networking sites like myspace and facebook, I ran across another site recently called gratitude log. Check it out
Lord I Have Time
I’ve been out, Lord,
Outside people were going out.
They were going,
They were coming,
They were walking,
They were rushing.
Motor bikes were rushing by,
Cars were rushing by,
Trucks were rushing by.
The street was rushing,
The city was rushing,
The whole world was rushing. Read the rest of this entry »
Here are a couple of study series’ that cover a variety of topics to challenge your heart and understanding of God’s word
If you are a disciple and are not acquainted with the writings of Jim McGuiggan you are missing out. Here are two articles he wrote recently that hits hard, steps on toes and refreshes your soul all at once!
Here is a fun exercise to keep your mind sharp
Here is an itinerary and a list of what to bring to the retreat. Directions are included too.
Here is an overview of our last 5 midweek classes on the topic of Growing in Spiritual depth.
