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Welcome to your space to Read. What you'll find here are two different kinds of reading recommendations, resources to read in order to encounter God's revelation of himself in more in depth and personal ways: a list of daily Bible readings to sustain your personal time with God throughout the week, and a few book recommendations to more deeply explore the themes we encountered in worship. "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path," (Ps. 119:105).
Daily Bible Readings for June 10 to June 16, 2012
Faithfully follow this reading plan in 2012 and by the end of the year you will have read through the entire Bible, cover to cover, having encountered the New Testament twice! Sit with God's word. Let it soak into your soul. Listen for God revealing who he is, who he desires you to be, and the life he is calling you into.
| Sunday | Song 1-4; Eph.6 |
| Monday | Song 5-8; Phil. 1 |
| Tuesday | 1 Ki. 12; 2 Chr. 10-11; Phil. 2 |
| Wednesday | 1 Ki. 13-14; 2 Chr. 12; Phil. 3 |
| Thursday | 1 Ki. 15; 2 Chr. 13-14; Phil. 4 |
| Friday | 1 Ki. 16; 2 Chr. 15-16; Col. 1 |
| Saturday | 1 Ki. 17-19; Col. 2 |
For an introduction to the book of Song of Solomon, click here.
For an introduction to the book of Philippians, click here.
For an introduction to the book of Colossians, click here.
Book Recommendations for R & R: Revelation and Response
Dig deeper and explore further the themes we encountered in worship this weekend. Grab a good book, a pencil and a journal and thoughtfully open yourself up to more intentionally and deeply love God with all of your mind.
Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find? is Yancey at his best—wrestling with difficult questions and refusing to give pat answers. Steering clear of trite detours, Yancey invites readers to travel through some of the most difficult aspects of nurturing a human relationship with a transcendent God. Drawing upon wide experience and a rich well of stories, Yancey considers honestly the predicaments of human existence, reminding us that doubt and difficulty can be catalysts for intimacy with God. Citing C.S. Lewis, Thomas Merton and Umberto Eco (to name a few), Yancey is at once pastoral and provocative. Meet a friend.
"At any moment and in any circumstance, the soul that seeks God may find Him, and practice the presence of God." Brother Lawrence, a seventeenth-century French monk, learned The Practice of the Presence of God at all times. And you can, too. This book is a collection of documented conversations and letters that reveal the heart of this humble man. He wrote, "The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen . . . I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were upon my knees at the blessed sacrament." Brother Lawrence's wisdom and spiritual insights have helped bring people closer to God for more than three centuries.
For this week's spiritual exercises, check out REFLECT.
