Living the Promise: The Baptismal Covenant


One Way I Read the Bible:
February 3, 2010, 8:33 am
Filed under: Sacred Reading and Study
Most days, upon arising, I read the entry set aside for that day, in two to four daily devotional guides.*  I always give thanks when the guides have chosen the same verse(s).  Reading scripture in this manner often allows me to center my thoughts on the appropriate church season, and to concentrate, in a deeper way, on the selected verse(s).  Thus my own reflections on the appointed scripture are enriched.  An added bonus is that my prayer life takes on new dimensions, directions, and meaning.

*Devotional guides I read include “Forward Day by Day”, “Good News Daily”, “Living Light” (found on the web at www.nationwidechristiantrust.com and out of England), and “The Wayfarer Mosaic” (written by members of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church), and “Our Daily Bread”.

Randall Clingenpeel
January 25, 2010
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My Relationship with the Bible
January 24, 2010, 10:54 am
Filed under: Sacred Reading and Study 


I read the Bible in the morning after breakfast about five mornings a week.  It


is a good way for me to start the day.  I read the Bible passage suggested by


the daily reading in Forward Day by Day, Our Daily Bread and Good News Daily.


Several months ago, I bought a box of books for $5.00 and one of the books was


the New International Version Life Application Bible.  This has helped me learn


a lot about the authors who wrote the books of the Bible, the themes of the


books, the meaning of the verses and how they applied to the people of Jesus’


time and how they apply to life today.  Then I usually go on a two mile walk


and think about what I have read.  One of my favorite Bible verses is Galatians


2:20:  “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but


it is Christ who lives in me.  And the life I now live in the flesh I live by


faith in the Son of God, who  loved me and gave himself for me.”  I try to


delight in what Jesus wants me to do each day and if I am able to meet the


needs of others and treat them with dignity and respect, I know that it is the


power of Jesus that does this and not me.


Love in Christ,


Joanne Beck

	
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