Hearing God
What Sabbath rest is for, and how to receive it as a gift
God rested, commanded rest, and offers rest in Christ. What the Sabbath is for, the main views Christians hold, and a gentle case for a weekly day of rest.
Topic
Spiritual practice
5 devotions, prayers and reflections on spiritual practice, each rooted in Scripture.
Hearing God
Journaling with Scripture, a simple way to remember what God has said
A four-line method for writing with the Bible open: the verse, what it says, a prayer, and one thing to do. Not a requirement, but a good help.
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How to test what you sense against Scripture
Impressions and inner promptings are worth taking seriously and worth testing. Five plain questions Scripture gives for telling what is from God.
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Reading the Bible as prayer, slowly and with your whole heart
A plain way to read Scripture as prayer in four unhurried movements, so the text speaks and you answer, with a caution about what governs what.
Daily devotions
Psalm 1: a tree planted by streams of water
A short devotion on Psalm 1, the doorway to the whole Psalter, and what it means to be rooted, watered, and quietly fruitful in the Word of God.