CTLP Episode 71- Biblical Meditation with Kari Denker
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Show Notes-
Today’s CTL podcast features a conversation between host MacKenzie Monroe and her friend Kari Denker. Kari is a wife and mom of 3 teenage boys, as well as a blogger at StoneSoupforFive.com and the creator of the Journal and Doodle Bible studies.
- How the Journal and Doodle Bible studies got started
- Kari’s new biblical Meditation guides and the ideas behind them
- Definition of biblical Meditation: filling your mind with God’s Word
- Slowing down and really spending time looking at a passage from every angle
- Kari’s own story of frustration with rushing through big chunks of Scripture
- The power of story and setting our attitude in relationship with our families and with God
- Kari’s parenting struggles and how they drove her to deeper Bible study
- How Kari developed this method of biblical meditation
- Kari’s research into the Puritans and their prayers and meditation practices
- Asking questions of your heart and of the Word
- The July Meditation119 Challenge and what to expect
- The division of Psalm 119 by each section beginning with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- Writing, journalling and marking up the Word to see new things in the text
- Seeing how time in the Word becomes a treat instead of an obligation
Current Lovelies-
Kari: watching Little House on the Prairie weekly as a family and planning to build a cabin in their backyard
MacKenzie: dressing up with the kids and keeping their fun family traditions for the Fourth of July
Resources Mentioned-
Books:
I Will Meditate books
Journal and Doodle Bible study books
Other Links Mentioned:
Do Not Depart blog
Kari’s YouTube video of different types of meditation pages
Find Kari-
You can find Kari Denker and her various Bible Studies at her website StoneSoupforFive.com. You can also follow her across social media: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.
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