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The Sea of Galilee
An example of a silent and still imaging prayer; related to my business.I spoke with a new friend last Monday and led her in an imaging prayer. When I wanted her to get her starting point, I saw the Sea of Galilee. I suggested that but she already had her starting image, and she suggested that this image was mine! That sounded right, so I remembered it. This morning I woke up early. Still in bed, I pictured what I thought was the Sea–I don’t actually know what the Sea of Galilee looks like, LOL! In my mind, it looked like standing on a sandy/rocky shore looking out at the…
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Praying Scripture
I want to give you an example of praying Scripture. But first, let’s establish a ground rule of reading the Bible: It’s a principle of Bible study that you FIRST interpret the Bible by itself–in other words, accepting that the Bible is true and understanding what God is telling us about Himself, and about us. This is Bible study and the study of “systematic theology,” which is where we begin to understand the acts of God: Creation, the calling of the chosen people, the coming of Christ, the Resurrection and Ascension, the Church, and the Second Coming. Then, there is a secondary layer of reading, and that is reading the…
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Elijah and the Still, Small Voice of God
I use stories in my teaching and spiritual direction. Stories are powerful. And because the Lord Himself uses them, I think I’m in good company! Listen to me telling a story of Elijah from 1 Kings 18-19, and how you too can hear the still, small voice of God.