Yo yo! - Your're coming home in a week - woo! - that's still right, right?
Thanks for your posts, so encouraging and exciting to hear what is going on in your life on the other side of the globe, and how God is revealing more of himself to you through this awesome experience.
Prayers are being sent up for you. Lots of love xxx
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Not just about reading...
We looked at the introduction to the Bible section on Tuesday night. It threw up some real challenges for me. I'm very good at reading things fast - with the downside that a lot of it doesn't really stay in my head. I've realised that I don't really approach Bible reading with the right attitude - rather than asking God to bring a particular verse or passage alive, to give it real meaning for me, I tend to approach it like an academic exercise.
Consequently I've been finding the text of the Bible itself a bit dry. I love other people's (well, let's be honest, Tom Wright's!) commentaries but the words themselves don't leap off the page at me. The missing link is the Holy Spirit. Until I start to ask for guidance when reading the Bible and truly open myself to what it has to say, it'll remain a bit of a mystery.
One of the best tips in the Jinadu book on this subject is to insert your own name into particular verses. E.g. 'God so loved Clare / Joy / Naomi that he gave his only Son...' It certainly sharpens just what God has done for us - and continues to do.
I hope Bible reading for you is going well? I'd love to hear more about what God' s been up to in your life since you've been away... x
Consequently I've been finding the text of the Bible itself a bit dry. I love other people's (well, let's be honest, Tom Wright's!) commentaries but the words themselves don't leap off the page at me. The missing link is the Holy Spirit. Until I start to ask for guidance when reading the Bible and truly open myself to what it has to say, it'll remain a bit of a mystery.
One of the best tips in the Jinadu book on this subject is to insert your own name into particular verses. E.g. 'God so loved Clare / Joy / Naomi that he gave his only Son...' It certainly sharpens just what God has done for us - and continues to do.
I hope Bible reading for you is going well? I'd love to hear more about what God' s been up to in your life since you've been away... x
Monday, 12 May 2008
First blog entry!
Hello,
I finally knew enough spanish to set up an account and now I can contribute. Sorry it took a few months! I´ve had a week of classes now with the 2 to 4 year olds, who are proving a little more troublesome than I imagined. They like to play up so any good tips for that age, or good activities to try would be greatly appreciated. I´l post a few questions I´ve had with the alpha book a little later today,
Much love,
Joy
I finally knew enough spanish to set up an account and now I can contribute. Sorry it took a few months! I´ve had a week of classes now with the 2 to 4 year olds, who are proving a little more troublesome than I imagined. They like to play up so any good tips for that age, or good activities to try would be greatly appreciated. I´l post a few questions I´ve had with the alpha book a little later today,
Much love,
Joy
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