by ernie | Nov 14, 2019 | Standfast Cast
After reading the passage (Lectio), the second step in Divine Reading (Lectio Divina) is to think through what the chapter is teaching (Meditatio). What does it mean? How should it be understood? How should the passage be interpreted? Is it primarily indicative...
by ernie | Nov 7, 2019 | Standfast Cast
When you open the Keystones book, you’ll notice that there’s a two-page spread for each chapter of the Bible. The left side contains three Reflection steps; the right side contains three Respond steps. Over the next few talks, we’ll discuss each of...
by ernie | Oct 31, 2019 | Standfast Cast
George and Karen look back at one of their favorite projected from two decades ago. They share what lessons they’ve learned in the intervening years–and how they might approach those books if they were to write them today.
by ernie | Oct 24, 2019 | Standfast Cast
Two decades ago George and Karen wrote a series of worldview books. One of them was a book about books and another was a book about travel. With the perspective of distant hindsight, they revisit those books and the lessons they still have to teach us.
by ernie | Oct 21, 2019 | Standfast Cast
Standfast The final step of Divine Reading (Lectio Divina) is to memorize the key verse of the chapter we’re studying. We hide it in our heart, recognizing that memorized Scripture was the exclusive means people throughout history have had to carry the Word with...
by ernie | Oct 17, 2019 | Standfast Cast
Every church, organization, and ministry is temporary. Our lives are, like James says, just a vapor. Then we’re gone. One of the greatest legacies we can leave is a wake of people who replace us, who can carry the baton we were handed. In this episode we discuss...