For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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Do you sometimes approach familiar Bible passages with a sense of fatigue or mindlessness because you’ve read it all before? How can the spiritual discipline of reading Scripture afresh allow you to rediscover the ancient Word in startlingly new ways?
What is the history of the Bible from its beginnings to the present day? How was the Bible written and its various books chosen? How reliable is it? How were the Old Testament and New Testament formed?
When challenges, troubles, or opportunities enter your life, are you burdened with limiting thoughts of self-doubt, fear, and impossibility? How can you train your mind to biblically conquer uncertainty, beat insecurity, and step past the tragedies of yesterday?
What practices of the Puritans, who lived centuries ago, can inform modern Christians in their spiritual lives of reading the Bible, praying, and meditating? What have we forgotten from the past that we need to reclaim for the health of our spiritual formation?