by ernie | Sep 30, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Standfast After reading and discovering what the passage says, we move to prayer… In fact, we take time to stop to pray through the whole passage (Oratio). We might begin in several places… What is there to be thankful for here? How does this prompt us...
by ernie | Sep 23, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Standfast 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...
by ernie | Sep 16, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Standfast 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 posts, we’ll discuss...
by ernie | Sep 9, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Standfast In the Scottish Reformed tradition, a modified version of the Medieval devotional practice of Lectio Divina, had long been practiced. This was originally a four-step approach to studying the Scriptures…—> first, Lectio or reading.—>...
by ernie | Aug 15, 2019 | Standfast Cast
Karen and George always have a stack of books they are working through. On this episode of the Standfast podcast they discuss some of the books they are reading right now–and how those books are shaping their thinking and their day-to-day work.