Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!lll-winken!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!SMITH!JVANDOREN From: JVANDOREN@SMITH Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia Subject: Quiet Times, Michael Card Message-ID: Date: 15 Jan 90 15:40:00 GMT Sender: Practical Christian Life Reply-To: Practical Christian Life Lines: 41 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway X-VMS-To: IN%"CHRISTIA@FINHUTC.BITNET" >From: L J Larkin >Hi, >Does anyone else read the One Year Bible? I like this format, but sometimes >find it frustrating. I think it is important to read the various part of the >Bible in their entirety (i.e. read the Gospel of John completely through) to >get the full message, too often we can pull a line out of context that means >something to us, but misses the point of the author. Lately, I have started >reading the REB and find reading entire sections much more rewarding than >the One Year Bible. Has anyone else noticed this? >Also, are there any Michael Card fans out there? I really love "the Life" >and "Present Reality". Has anyone heard his album of Lullabies? >Linda Hello all! Thanks for your welcomes.... I like Michael Card's music too. The 'lullabies' album is great. I like his music because it is so simple, yet so full of truth. He really makes you think about what he is saying. His first album on the Old Testament was supposed to come out in December, but I haven't seen it yet. I can't wait to get it. Are there any singers that you all especially like? ----- As for quiet times (or the times you spend with God every day), what do you use? The One Year Bible sounds like a good idea. I have used "The quiet time companion" which has assigned Bible readings with pertinent questions and applications centered around a specific topic (like love, the names of Jesus, Romans, loneliness, leadership....). It is really good. I stopped using it awhile ago, but I want to start again. When do you have your quiet times? There has been debate over whether they should always be in the morning or not (with evening persons on the side of it not mattering!). (There is some scriptural basis for having your prayer time in the morning). How have you learned to have disciplined and consistent quiet times? (I have a ways to go in that area!). That's all for now.... Julie