When we stop seeking you, God, we start serving ourselves. I’ve seen it again and again. Person after person marginalizes you. And before long, they marginalize those around them. We simply do not love neighbor… Prayer from Psalm 53: Your Neighbor and Your God
Summer and reading go together. For some of us, it’s an unwanted combination. A high school freshman whose name I will not reveal responded in this way when her school’s required summer reading list arrived: “Summer reading? That’s an oxymoron. Who wants to read in the summer?!” But for many others, summer and reading are welcome pairing. We have a little more free time in the summer and we are finally able to get to the novel, the biography, or that thriller that we’ve wanted to read. We read on the beach while tanning, in the car or plane while traveling, or on a deck while relaxing. How many of you enjoyed reading a good story this summer?Storytelling: How the Story of the Tomb Shapes the Way We Share Jesus (Col. 1:15-20) Chris Altrock – August 7, 2011
Reading/ listening to Scripture is fundamental to experiencing God and growing spiritually. Ideally, we need opportunities to read deeply and to read widely. We need time to dive into a small piece of Scripture and… Ten Minute Mystic: Reading Scripture Deeply
Theologian Scot McNight reflects on the question: Why Should You Stay Married? – http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2009/06/the_story_calle.html