Photo by Bruno Scramgnon on Pexels.com Fruitfulness, not Productivity To conclude this Rule of Life topic on the practices of Silence & Solitude, we’re going to look at encountering God. After all, this is what it is all about, engaging with Jesus. Otherwise, they’re just mindfulness techniques, and productivity boosters with a Christian veneer. The … Continue reading Silence & Solitude: Encountering God
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This can be challenging As we continue to look at Silence and Solitude as our latest Rule of Life practice, it probably needs to be repeated often, that this practice can be a challenge, and therefore, as you embark on it allow yourself lots of grace and understanding. However, as … Continue reading Silence & Solitude: Encountering your Enemy
Photo by Mau00ebl BALLAND on Pexels.com Last week Steve kicked off our latest series looking at Silence & Solitude as a Rule of Life practice. He introduced the idea of how to practice and why it is so important. I must admit that I am very excited about this series and Steve has given us … Continue reading Silence & Solitude: Encountering Self
Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com Rule of Life Recap A year ago we started looking at the idea of having a ‘Rule of Life’. A set of practices, or spiritual disciplines, like prayer, fasting and reading the Scriptures, that acts like a guiding trellis in our lives enabling us to abide in Jesus and … Continue reading Silence & Solitude: Intentionally Silent
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com For the last few weeks, we've shared around Reading the Scriptures as part of a Rule of Life. Cultivating a regular habit of engagement with the Bible, why is it important, and how can we go about it?It has been mentioned that this year, as a community, we have … Continue reading Reading the Scriptures: Communal Reflections
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com Reading with I’m bringing our Rule of Life: Scriptures series to a close with this blog about reading the scriptures together, a communal engagement. That can be a somewhat stilted notion. After all, reading is generally an individual activity. Sure, if you’re a parent, you may read to your … Continue reading Reading the Scriptures: Together
Photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile on Pexels.com Alone doesn’t mean not together Over the next two blogs, we are going to look at some ideas about how we read the Scriptures. The previous two blogs to this one have focused more on some of what happens when we actively engage with the Scriptures and therefore why … Continue reading Reading the Scriptures: Alone
Photo by Suliman Sallehi on Pexels.com Develop a Regular Rhythm of Reading Last week we began our third series around a Rule of Life by focusing on our second practice - Reading the Scriptures. As with all the practices, this provides another essential component of the ‘Trellis’ that guides us into a greater, deeper and … Continue reading Reading the Scriptures: Encountering another World
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Rule of Life is about Encounter Today we’re starting off a new series exploring how we can encounter Jesus through the Bible as part of our Rule of Life practices. We’ll look at how we can engage with the Bible in a fruitful way; and how it becomes part … Continue reading Reading the Scriptures: Encountering God
Photo by Beyzaa Yurtkuran on Pexels.com Lydia spoke about Practicing the Practices in her blog a few months ago. Tell us a bit more about why you think engaging with a Rule of Life is important for the Hope Springs Community? Taking inspiration from Jesus, let me first answer the question with a question itself; … Continue reading Rule of Life Q&A with Luke Sampson
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