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 26, 2019 | Standfast Cast
As we began recording talk three about his story, George told us that sitting and recalling the events of his life was good. “It’s helped me see all of these Ebenezers in my life,” he said, “those markers where you can look back and see that...
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 19, 2019 | Standfast Cast
George was determined he was going to be a swimming coach, and that he was definitely NOT called to be a pastor. In this talk we go back to his early swimming days (the day we recorded this podcast, he woke up at 4am in order to swim 6,000 yards). Then we discuss the...
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...