preaching
Accepting compliments
When people praise us, we should receive it carefully and gladly. Here's a lesson I learned recently.
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obsidian
How to set up Obsidian to take digital Bible notes
Obsidian is a fantastic tool for taking digital bible notes with the Biblekasten system. Here's how to set it up so you can start using it.
Bible
8 Common Mistakes When Reading Biblical Narratives
It's easy to make mistake when trying to understand a biblical narrative. Here are 8 common mistakes to avoid.
Bible note taking
Introducing the 6 methods to markup your Bible guide
Get your guide to marking up your bible so you can take deeper, more meaningful notes.
Prayer
A.C.T.S. prayer
The A.C.T.S. Prayer system is a simple way to less self-focused prayers.
Bible note taking
My Bible Note Taking System 2021: Digital and Analog
This year I've developed my own Bible note taking system combining analog and digital tools.
productivity
Searching for a perfect morning routine
There's a cult around building the perfect morning routine. While there are some good aspects, it can also be destructive.
Book Reviews
Do More Better: Review
Tim Challies's book "Do More Better" is a great guide to Biblical productivity with solid theology and practical advice.
Prayer
An experiment: Taking notes while praying
I love little random experiments. Sometimes they don't work out but occasionally they reveal something fantastic. I suspect this prayer experiment will be somewhere in between. It's classic, isn't it. As soon as I sit down to focus on God in prayer, all these
Intro to NT Week 3 & 4
The third week of my course started with us returning to Wieliczka which has both made some aspects easier, and others more difficult. On the positives, I've found it less guilt inducing to work on my assignments or writing for myself rather than work (My haphazard routine of
Worship
Singing Through The Bible
In one the uncomfortably probing episodes of the series South Park, Cartman forms a Christian band by taking love songs and replacing "girl" with "Jesus". Christians have made similar critiques of modern Worship music but there is often a rebuttal and justification. If you look at
Bible College
Intro to NT Week Two
This week I started engaging in the academic material. I had started some minor aspects but now I could start fully. The first task was to make notes on the general themes of Matthew having read through the whole text with the para text (chapters, verses, subheadings) removed. Although I&