What Is the Kingdom of God? — Augustine on the Two Cities
What is the kingdom of God? Augustine’s slow answer in City of God — the two cities, the hidden citizenship, the kingdom inside this one.
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How to Pray the Scriptures — Murray on Praying the Word
How to pray the scriptures — Andrew Murray’s slow method for praying the Word back, read across three passages, for the woman whose prayers feel borrowed.
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How to Study the Bible for Beginners — The Slow Way
How to study the bible for beginners — the slow way, walked through Spurgeon’s counsel for first-year students. For the woman starting later than she meant to.
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How to Memorize Bible Verses by Heart — The Puritan Practice
How to memorize bible verses by heart — the Puritan practice, walked through Owen’s slow method of writing verses on the walls of the heart, not the head.
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How to Read the Bible in a Year — Slow Reading Tradition
How to read the bible in a year by the older slow-reading tradition — Spurgeon’s morning-and-evening rhythm walked at the speed the soul can actually keep.
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How to Read the Bible Daily — Spurgeon’s Practical Counsel
How to read the bible daily by Spurgeon’s practical counsel — the older twenty-minute practice that holds where the chapter-a-day plan collapses by March.
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How to Memorize Scripture — Owen’s Slow Method
How to memorize scripture by John Owen’s slow method — the older Puritan practice of one psalm a week, walked at the speed the heart can actually keep.
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What Can We Learn From Stephen the Martyr? — Spurgeon on Forgiveness While Dying
What can we learn from Stephen in the Bible — Spurgeon on the first martyr’s prayer for his killers, and the young Saul who stood watching.
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Who Was John the Beloved Disciple? — MacDonald on the Apostle of Love
Who was John the Beloved disciple — MacDonald on the apostle of love who laid his head on Jesus’ chest, and what proximity made of him over a lifetime.
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What Can We Learn From Nehemiah? — Spurgeon on Building While Watching
What can we learn from Nehemiah in the Bible — Spurgeon on the wall-builder who prayed with a sword on his hip and the trowel in his hand.