Watch the Bible come alive in your life like never before.
Many Christians long for a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God’s Word—but engaging on our own with the Scriptures can be intimidating. We rely on the writings of others to help us understand what it says, or we read simply to gain information without allowing it to personally touch our lives. But the Bible is a living, breathing, life-changing book, and God wants you to have a first-hand encounter with Him through its pages.
In Holding the Word, Bill Mowry offers good news: you don’t need a theological education to engage with Scripture. Mowry unpacks five spiritual practices—hearing, reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating—that will help you personally encounter God every time you open your Bible. This multi-sensory, relationally-rich Bible reading and discipleship tool will transform your relationship with the Author of Scripture.
Many Christians long for a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God’s Word—but engaging on our own with the Scriptures can be intimidating. We rely on the writings of others to help us understand what it says, or we read simply to gain information without allowing it to personally touch our lives. But the Bible is a living, breathing, life-changing book, and God wants you to have a first-hand encounter with Him through its pages.
In Holding the Word, Bill Mowry offers good news: you don’t need a theological education to engage with Scripture. Mowry unpacks five spiritual practices—hearing, reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating—that will help you personally encounter God every time you open your Bible. This multi-sensory, relationally-rich Bible reading and discipleship tool will transform your relationship with the Author of Scripture.
- Discover a whole-body experience of the Bible using your senses,
- Learn from contemporary teaching and brain theory on why relational connection is so important for your walk with God,
- Develop a lifestyle of integrating the Bible into every aspect of your daily life, leading to personal transformation and spiritual growth and maturity.
Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 A New Way of Holding
CHAPTER 2 Preparing to Meet God in the Bible
Four Questions to Help You Get Ready
CHAPTER 3 Hear
We Pay Attention to and Listen to What We Love
CHAPTER 4 Read
We Take Time to Read What We Love
CHAPTER 5 Study
We Choose to Study What We Love
CHAPTER 6 Memorize
We Memorize What We Love
CHAPTER 7 Meditate
We Think about What We Love
CHAPTER 8 A Lifetime of Holding
APPENDIX Seasons-of-Life Testimonials
CHAPTER 2 Preparing to Meet God in the Bible
Four Questions to Help You Get Ready
CHAPTER 3 Hear
We Pay Attention to and Listen to What We Love
CHAPTER 4 Read
We Take Time to Read What We Love
CHAPTER 5 Study
We Choose to Study What We Love
CHAPTER 6 Memorize
We Memorize What We Love
CHAPTER 7 Meditate
We Think about What We Love
CHAPTER 8 A Lifetime of Holding
APPENDIX Seasons-of-Life Testimonials
