TL;DR Recap of February 16 Tuesday Night Gathering | Formed by Scripture
Welcome to our first ever TL;DR (too long, didn't read) episode of the Garden Podcast! Listen as Fred and Ali recap this week's Tuesday night conversation about how Scripture helps us be deeply rooted in Christ and be continually formed by Him. Also, in case you missed it on Tuesday, we talked a lot about eggs...and learned that none of us actually know how to cook them. Important egg talk.
Join us on Tuesday nights for the full conversation at 7pm on Zoom HERE.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers us an invitation in rethinking the way that we approach and receive scripture:
“The Word of Scripture should never stop sounding in your ears and working in you all day long, just like the words of someone you love. And just as you do not analyze the words of someone you love, but accept them as they are said to you, accept the Word of Scripture and ponder it in your heart, as Mary did. That is all… Do not ask ‘How shall I pass this on?’ but ‘What does it say to me?’ Then ponder this word long in your heart until it has gone right into you and taken possession of you.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer - (Life Together)
Two Ways of Engaging with Scripture:
- Lectio Divina - “Sacred” or “divine” reading to slow ourselves down to receive the Scripture
- Inductive Study - Read and Ask: What is this passage about? What does this say about what it's about?
References for a deeper dive into the question: "What is the Bible about, and why/how should I read it?"
The Drama of Scripture by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen
https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Scripture-Finding-Place-Biblical/dp/0801049563
Eat this Book by Eugene Peterson
https://www.amazon.com/Eat-This-Book-Conversation-Spiritual/dp/0802864902
The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Parakeet-2nd-Rethinking-Bible/dp/0310538920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UQQL1MY4KF22&dchild=1&keywords=the+blue+parakeet&qid=1613519368&s=books&sprefix=the+blue+parak%2Cstripbooks%2C449&sr=1-1
How the Bible (Actually) Works by Pete Enns
https://www.amazon.com/How-Bible-Actually-Works-Answers_and/dp/0062686755/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=peter+enns&qid=1613519408&s=books&sr=1-1
Inspired by Rachel Held Evans
https://www.amazon.com/Inspired-Slaying-Giants-Walking-Loving/dp/0718022319/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1613519445&sr=1-1-spons
The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight
https://www.amazon.com/Eat-This-Book-Conversation-Spiritual/dp/0802864902
