Links for May 29th

Praying the Bible – The Bible Is (Still) Alive – The New Christians

I meant to link to these when they were first posted, so I'll do that moving forward. This is the intro to Tony Jones' series on lectio divina.

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Praying the Bible – The Ladder of Lectio Divina – The New Christians

The method of lectio divina.

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Praying the Bible – The Reading of Lectio Divina – The New Christians

The reading of lectio divina. "There's no secret formula to the first step of lectio divina, but it's a bit like savoring that one bite of food. Just read the passage slowly and repeatedly. Let it sink in. Read it out loud, and read it silently. Become familiar with the rhythms of the text, its ebbs and flows. Read it over and over again."

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Praying the Bible – The Meditation of Lectio Divina – The New Christians

"The kind of meditation to which God calls Joshua, and the kind of meditation to which the psalmist calls all of us, is more like a dog chewing a bone, or a lion working over a carcass, than what we usually think of as meditation."

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Praying the Bible – The Wrestling of Lectio Divina – The New Christians

"Biblical and non-biblical examples abound of praying with ardor and vehemence. In fact, our willingness to really and deeply engage God in fervent prayer may well be an indication of how seriously we take our relationship with God."

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Praying the Bible – The Contemplation of Lectio Divina – The New Christians

"For Christians, contemplation is a discipline in which we don't give up our bodies, but we temporarily quiet our bodies and minds for one purpose: to rest in God's love."