Hey friends, I spent last week with a bunch of people engaged in Christian camping ministry. If you know me, you know that I LOVE camp. We had one session where we broke up into small groups and talked about ways we experience God's abiding presence in our lives. I got some really good feedback on the exercise, so I thought I'd share it with you. Disclaimer: time in nature is ...
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Hey friends, the new Gospel According to Broadway Bible Study is up and running. I thought I'd share the playlist of songs that the study pairs with different Bible stories and verses. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jYmmMNTEfWDnlJoLIigbX?si=89bdb5380c9b4006 I'm actually going to see Waitress again tonight because country singer Jennifer Nettles is playing the lead character of Jenna for another week or so, and I think she'll be great in the role. Join us for the Gospel According ...
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Seventeen SongsSeventeen-plus Bible versesAnd how they intersect to help us become the people of God we are called to be. https://youtu.be/P9w2PzdK4zo Find Out More Kinky Boots ~ Wicked ~ Sister Act ~ Dear Evan Hansen ~ Come From Away ~ Heathers ~ Matilda ~ Something Rotten ~ Avenue Q ~ Footloose ~ Spongebob the Musical ~ Hairspray ~ Book of Mormon ~ Miss Saigon ~ Once on This Island ~ Waitress ~ ...
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How we view God very much affects our own reading and understanding of holy scripture. https://youtu.be/p8SwQcCEBCQ Learn More About That's Not in the Bible
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You hear that a lot. Let Jesus be your guide. Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.Psalm 25:4-5 But what kind of guide does a first century nomadic Palestinian Jew make for 21st Century people? Jesus never had a spouse, or kids or even a real job. Jesus never knew any kind of ...
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Really excited about embarking on a new month with our Doubting Believer Community. Here's a quick rundown of some of the things that will be happening: Week by week: Week 1: Fear Not. Be Strong and Courageous for God is with you. (Deuteronomy 31:8) Week 2: Fear Not. You are Redeemed and Called by Name (Isaiah 43:1) Week 3: Fear Not. Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:18) Week 4: Fear Not. Lay Down your ...
Read MoreGet the Bible out of the house (or church) and take it on location! See how reading the Bible in different spaces and places can change your perspective or increase your understanding of the Word of God. Join us for a free 28-day on location Bible study challenge. Experience the Bible in a whole new way by reading scriptures daily in different settings. It all kicks off on October 1. Sign up here ...
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Whether you find the Bible hard to read or have noticed your own Bible study has gotten a little stale, here are five versions of the Bible you may not have seen. Wherever we are in our study of scripture, it's always a good idea to take a look at the Word in a new light, in new format or a different translation. Stories we've stopped hearing because we know them ...
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Ok, so I don't actually have 247 reasons actually written down, but I'm pretty sure there are that many reasons and more not to pluck a verse of scripture from its context and wield it as a tool (or weapon) to make the point you wanted to make before you ever even turned to scripture. Proof texting--it's one of my pet peeves. It robs us of the real richness and ...
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William Barclay, one of the world’s most prolific Christian commentators, said, “One of the highest of human duties is the duty of encouragement…It is easy to laugh at [people’s] ideals; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks ...
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We all start our day with an invisible sign around our necks--one that says, I AM Lovable and Capable (IALAC). We head out in to the world believing that it is a new day, anything can happen and we will be able to handle anything that comes our way. But as the day wears on, we encounter people who put us down, situations that bring us down and problems that ...
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Today only, use the code CYMON to get 25% off of all Doubting Believer online studies. If you're buying as a gift for someone, just put their email in the note at checkout and the date you'd like them notified, and we'll include them in the study. The Bible On-Location 22 plus 44 Days to a New Prayer Discipline (now with weekly Zoom call) The Gospel According to Broadway
Read MoreWhile studying the Book of Amos this week, it occurred to me that it is the anti-prosperity gospel. It doesn't tell rich people they've received their riches as a reward from God, but that their riches have caused them to turn away from God and from the least of these. So just for fun, I searched "Joel Osteen Amos" to see how (or if!) the king of the prosperity gospel ...
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