dm93 ScriptureNotes

Scripture works best as part of a daily connection between a person and God, a connection that spills over into relationships with other people. Everybody has (more or less) the same bible; each person's experience of it is unique, but the common text, TheOriginalHypertext, gives us a frame of reference with with to talk to each other about it, sing about it, etc.

My first meaningful experience of scripture was through music, ala "he who sings prays twice", at St. Anne's Church where my parents brought me. ThreeChordsAndTheTruth continues to be a pattern in my life, as well as ShareLifeThruArt.

(and just for me: personal notes )

The notes that follow are, in part, an invitation to my readers to keep me accountable; while I keep most of my scripture notes private, I run into something worth sharing at least every few months, and if it has been more than that long since I had something to say here, please do give me a nudge.

After a particularly motivating message by pastor Trey in Austin, I started working thru a "Seasons of Reflection" daily bible. In the 2001 ChristmasCardRitual I was thinking about a couple that we met in Austin whose ministry we still support and reading up on the Navigators, and I found the The Discipleship Journal bible reading plan. I switched to that plan at the new year, since I could use it with whatever bible is handy (my bookmark from the daily bible was on day 108, p. 331). In the third month, I couldn't find motivation to trudge thru the laws and started skipping the old testament column. Then, at PromiseKeepersStLouis, I learned to read a different way. By December 2002 I was getting confused about what I'd read and what I hadn't, so I started sorting my notes by BibleBook rather than chronologically...

BibleBook:Genesis

djbrp month 1, Jan 2001.

BibleBook:Exodus

month 2 , Jun 2002

BibleBook:Leviticus

month 2 , Jun 2002

BibleBook:Job

Wow... "Where were you?"

BibleBook:Isaiah

22Sep2002: Bruce read from Isaiah 55, which reminded me of Seek the Lord

BibleBook:Psalms

djbrp month 1, Jan 2001, Month 2, Jun 2002.

BibleVerse:Psalm+23 : justin committed the entire verse to memory Fall2003. Heart Speaks to Heart retreat at sanctuary of hope 24Nov2002. played Like a Shepherd.

BibleVerse:Psalm+34 was a great comfort to Mary and me Feb 2004 as Mary prepared for thyroid surgery.

BibleVerse:Ps+49 : wow!

"Be still and know that I am God": Ps 46:10

From month 3 : ...

"Only in God..." ps 62.

(read thru around psalm 75)

BibleBook:Jonah

Pastor Bruce's series Feb 2003

BibleBook:Malachi

"Test me in this": BibleVerse:MAL+3:10 . Moving to KC, 1999/2000.

BibleBook:Matthew

djbrp month 1, Jan 2001. Month 2, Jun 2002.

"Seek first his kingdom": Matthew 6:33

Mt 24:32-35 - this generation? hmm...

BibleVerse:Matt+28 Great Commission... First Principles in Arlington at JohnI?'s house in '94/95

BibleBook:Mark

month 4

BibleBook:Luke

read this after PromiseKeepersStLouis, I think.

BibleBook:John

read ~ Nov 2002. Wow... where Luke is very factual, John gives more background/motivation. I think there are large parts of John I had never seen before. (grumble about how the rigid style of the Catholic church only exposes people to selected parts of the bible.)

Chronological notes

Letters with Mark... Austin...

NWF in Austin, GF in KC.

Life@Work: recommended by David Rofkahr at GF on 30Dec2001. Highly relevant to wondering how my calling to share my faith should mesh with my passion for sharing information thru the Web (cf FriendOfDanConnolly; see also ShareLifeThruArt).

Well, I got off track for a while, but I'm tracking month 2 during Jun 2002.

Starting month 4 in Aug 2002.

9Feb: invitation to Marriage and Family Covenant Day 15Aug.

Mar 2003: resumed reading old testament (BibleBook:Joshua, BibleBook:Judges).

Jun 2003: reading BibleBook:1Samuel+24

hmm.. for the car? bible in mp3

sadness... I don't want prayer in school or In God We Trust on the currency, either. -- ndw, 7Mar2004

9Nov2004: refactoring leaves DiscoveringMinistry, InteractiveTutorial dangling