Read Me First
Posted by Jeremy in Meditation, Study on 05. May, 2009 | No Comments
When I said “Read Me First”, it didn’t exactly mean that, it just meant- here are the directions on how to get the most out of this site. Right now we are doing a community lectio divina exercise through the book of Philippians. If you don’t know what lectio divina is, start with the featured [...]
Phil: Paragraph 1 Study
Posted by Jeremy in Study on 04. May, 2009 | 1 Comment
Thank God it’s a happy letter. In fact, most people that actually have a favorite Paul-written letter in the New Testament say that it’s Philippians. It just feels good. What’s crazy about the letter is that it feels good even though the circumstances surrounding it aren’t. Paul is in prison and the churches of Philippi [...]
Phil: Paragraph 1 Meditation
Posted by Jeremy in Meditation on 04. May, 2009 | 1 Comment
So I did my first exercise with the first paragraph of Philippians from The Message version:
“Paul and Timothy, both of us committed servants of Christ Jesus, write this letter to all the followers of Jesus in Philippi, pastors and ministers included. We greet you with the grace and peace that comes from God our Father [...]
Philippians
Posted by Jeremy in Meditation on 04. May, 2009 | 3 Comments
I would love to do an online community Lectio Divina exercise of the book of Philippians. I will be using the Message version and taking it one paragraph at a time. You can find it free at www.biblegateway.com. I believe that we must partner meditation with deep study, so I will blog about both. The [...]
Featured Entry- The Spread
Posted by Jeremy in Lectio Divina Defined, Meditation on 04. May, 2009 | 2 Comments
We have a saying in the South, well, I don’t really say it, but I’ve heard it hundreds of times. It has to do with food and come to think of it, most of our sayings have to do with food. It goes something like this-“You need to eat something that will stick [...]
