Weekly Practice 1/19/26

Written By Ryan Stahl

After doing this week’s practice, try to share your experience with a friend.

Scripture


Psalm 1 NASB 

Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,

Nor stand in the path of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

But his delight is in the Law of the Lord,

And on His Law he meditates day and night.

He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,

Which yields its fruit in its season,

And its leaf does not wither;

And in whatever he does, he prospers.

The wicked are not so,

But they are like chaff which the wind blows away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

But the way of the wicked will perish.

Practice


Rethinking our relationship with the Bible: Part 3

This week, watch or listen to the next episode from Practicing the Way’s “Rule of Life” podcast: Scripture 03: Wisdom for human flourishing. Then, reflect on the following questions:

  • Instead of a book to master, the Bible can be described as a masterpiece meant to be  read again and again over a lifetime. How does this sit with you? Is it different from the way you typically approached the Bible?

  • Are you encouraged or annoyed by the proposition that the Bible may be intentionally puzzling at times, inviting us to continually meditate upon it?

  • Would you say you read the Bible more like an informational text or like a piece of literature? How is reading each of these a different experience?

Ryan Stahl
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