Fasting is kind of a lost art for some Christians. It is a serious discipline that involves depriving yourself of something - traditionally food - in order to help you refocus your spirituality. The acute but manageable pain of hunger is a good way to sharpen your awareness of your…
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ReFrame Adventist Worship pt. 2: 1 Samuel 16
"How exactly should I read the Bible?" It's one of those questions that we kind of just have to keep coming back to, over and over again. One of the reasons why this question can be so troublesome for people, though, is the fact that very…
ReFrame Adventist Worship pt. 1: Intro
ReFrame Adventist Worship pt. 1: Intro In Genesis chapter 3, the story of Adam and Eve takes a dramatic and tragic turn for the worse. Faced with a sinister temptation to take of the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve gave up on God's explicit definition of right and…
Sacred Text - Reading Scripture as a Discipline
In our last video on spiritual disciplines, we talked about using scripture as a resource for praying - reciting the poems and Psalms and prayers contained in the Bible. The words of scripture are meant to be lived and experienced - to bring us into the presence of God and…
Prayer: Speaking With God
In the Christian life, prayer is like breathing. Prayer keeps us connected to God, tunes our attention to Him, forces us to pause our busy lives, to open our hearts and minds to the presence of God, and to listen for His guiding voice. But how exactly are we supposed…