Category: Spiritual Formation

Week 6: The Sent Ones | Pray Through the Gospel of Mark

Welcome to Week 6 of Guided Prayer Through the Gospel of Mark Note: This prayer meditation is first and foremost designed to be listened to, so we encourage you to listen to the audio as you read along. TRANSCRIPT:   WEEK 6 – The Sent Ones For the next 10 minutes or so, we are…

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Week 5: The Power of Jesus | Pray Through the Gospel of Mark

Welcome to Week 5 of Guided Prayer Through the Gospel of Mark Note: This prayer meditation is first and foremost designed to be listened to, so we encourage you to listen to the audio as you read along. TRANSCRIPT:   WEEK 5 – The Power of Jesus For the next 10 minutes or so, we…

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Week 4: The Parable of the Sower | Pray Through the Gospel of Mark

Welcome to Week 4 of Guided Prayer Through the Gospel of Mark Note: This prayer meditation is first and foremost designed to be listened to, so we encourage you to listen to the audio as you read along. TRANSCRIPT:   WEEK 4 – THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER  For the next 10 minutes or so,…

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Week 3 : From Rest, Not for Rest | Pray Through the Gospel of Mark

Welcome to Week 3 of Guided Prayer Through the Gospel of Mark Note: This prayer meditation is first and foremost designed to be listened to, so we encourage you to listen to the audio as you read along. TRANSCRIPT: WEEK 3 – FROM REST, NOT FOR REST For the next few minutes, we are going…

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Week 2 : Our Deepest Need | Pray Through the Gospel of Mark

Welcome to Week 2 of Guided Prayer Through the Gospel of Mark Note: This prayer meditation is first and foremost designed to be listened to, so we encourage you to listen to the audio as you read along. TRANSCRIPT: WEEK 2 – Our Deepest Need    For the next 10 minutes or so, we are going…

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Week 1 : A Prayer for Repentance | Pray Through the Gospel of Mark

Welcome to Week 1 of Guided Prayer Through the Gospel of Mark Note: This prayer meditation is first and foremost designed to be listened to, so we encourage you to listen to the audio as you read along. TRANSCRIPT: WEEK 1 – REPENTANCE    For the next 10 minutes or so, we are going to turn…

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The Day of the Lord: Understanding God's Judgment & Deliverance

By Meredith Lindaman Reading through your Bible plan, you may unexpectedly stumble upon this passage: Behold the day of the Lord comes, Cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, To make the land a desolation And to destroy its sinners from it (Isaiah 13:9). Yikes! This certainly doesn’t show up on refrigerator magnets or in viral…

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A Guide to Understanding the Minor Prophets

By Angela Ekstrum Most of us are familiar with the epic life and legacy of Israel’s most renowned leader, Moses. We know him as the one who turned aside at the burning bush, when he received his divine call from God. He became God’s mouthpiece when he stood before Pharaoh and issued the infamous command…

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The Prayer of Examen: Prayer for Your Every Day

By Pre-Dr Casey Shirley  1O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.…

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Reading Ruth: What's Going on In The Old Testament

Getting the most out of reading the book of Ruth requires understanding what's going on in the rest of the Old Testament. Before reading a book like Ruth, it's important to ask some questions: Where does the book fall in the larger story of scripture? What was it like to live during the time this…

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