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Bible reading Scripture

Continue continuing

Once you have read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John…

If you find yourself wanting to move on

(maybe you’re thinking “Ok, I’ve read that bit, now let’s get to the rest of the story”

or maybe you’re not)

Don’t do it. Stay right here.

You’ve just met the person you’ve been longing to meet your whole life

And he wants to hang out.

(Maybe you remember reading “Abide with me” – that’s what he means.)

So, hang out. Read John’s gospel again. Find out more about this person, what he’s really like, who he really is.

Read slowly, hear what he is telling you. Ask questions, tell him what you think. Like you are on a walk together, or in a coffee shop.

Getting to know Jesus is the best part, the whole reason to read the Bible. As you get to know him, he’ll tell you about the rest.

You’re already where you long to be, need to be – with him.

Linger.

Grace and peace to you…
dw

p.s. Go here to see the rest of this series on reading the Bible.

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Poetry prayer

Listening

Straining to hear
is not better
than listening
quietly
knowing
the answer will come

I try to tell myself

dw

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Bible reading Scripture

Continue well

Once you have finished either Mark or John (referring back to Begin well…), then read the other.

Jesus did what he did because he was who he was.

He was who he was because he did what he did.

We need to hear from both Mark and John to come to know the person the Bible is all about.

And then we need to hear from Matthew.

And Luke.

Once you have read both Mark and John, read Matthew and then Luke.

As you read, remember: the point is to know Jesus better. Look back to Resolved to read? and Does it translate? to help set that context.

Maybe pray one of these prayers, if that helps: A prayer when reading scripture or A prayer for eternal life.

Grace and peace to you…

dw

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love

A new page of pages

I recently added a new page to becomingflame.com – Pages on Love – a listing of all posts where love is a significant theme. You’ll see a variety of perspectives coming from all sorts of angles. I hope you enjoy the new page and find some measure of encouragement from the posts listed there.

Don’t forget the similar pages on hope and prayer:

Pages on Hope
Pages on Prayer

Grace and peace to you…

dw

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Humor

Broken Pages

These two pages should be more presentable now:

Pages on Hope
Pages on Prayer

I discovered last weekend that their behavior had deteriorated since they were first published. I didn’t know what could have sent them down the wrong path – they seemed to be perfectly good pages at first. But it was corruption on the inside, a corrupt Blog Post block, that was their downfall.

I have now rebuilt them with the noble Query Loop block, an intense and complex fellow, but very able. I expect them to now live long lives free from corruption. I commend them to you.

dw