Intimacy with God…attainable?

I talked with a pastor out-of-state who told me he has not had much quiet time in recent years.  Specifically, he was talking about times where he spends time connecting with God through personal Bible study and prayer.  Not those times when he is doing sermon preparation or preparing for a wedding or funeral orContinueContinue reading “Intimacy with God…attainable?”

A Sunday morning service centered on Lectio Divina

This morning at the Mercy Vineyard church in Minneapolis, MN, they kicked off their Lenten series called “Leap of Faith.”Christena Cleveland from their preaching team shared a beautiful and thoughtful message on the Beatitudes and then in the final 15 minutes she led the congregation back through the passage (Matthew 5:1-10) using Lectio Divina, theContinueContinue reading “A Sunday morning service centered on Lectio Divina”