Carry Confetti

My relationship with God changed in a beautiful way when I started to spend intentional time with him like I would a friend. It all started with a coffee date – just me and my Bible sitting in a public cafe. 
Unashamed. Fully present. No longer just bringing a list of requests to God... now, I came with questions and allowed him to guide me to the answers. I now saw the Bible as alive and active, just as Hebrews described it.
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
If reading a book is about the meeting of minds between the author and the reader and if reading is meant to feel conversational with the author, then we need to now ask ourselves: How do we talk to the ultimate author of the Bible who is God? 
In today's episode, I'll tell you how to talk to the author as you read his book. I'll give you some tips on how to start to engage in an active conversation as you wrestle with meaning. We'll talk about different styles of note-taking and ways to reflect on the words that you've read. 
And if you're wondering whether or not God wants to speak to you or hear from you or sit with you... the answer is a resounding YES. You don't have to go through a priest or a pastor to hear the voice of God. You can hear from him as you sit with him in a busy cafe just like I did, if you're willing to open up the Bible. 
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Books Mentioned: 
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
Living By the Book by Howard G. Hendricks and William D. Hendricks 
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Reading the Bible can first feel like a lot of information... but if you truly start to engage with the author and understand God's perspective and see His heart through every page, it will lead to transformation. 
My husband once believed the Bible was part of the problem with Christians. He was a cynical atheist who was convinced Christians were delusional and the Bible was an utter waste of time.
But when he eventually approached God with a sense of impartiality and a genuine pursuit of truth, his whole life changed. His worldview changed. His career path changed. His cynical heart was softened and surrendered to the transformative truth of His Creator. 
This is Part 2 of our chat, and I hope it blesses you and inspires you to give the Bible a chance. It just might change your life too.
Love,
Darcie (and Frosty) 
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Book Mentioned: 
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doreen 
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My husband wasn't raised with a knowledge of the Bible. So, he didn't have a true understanding of Christianity. In fact, he hardly knew any Christians at all. Yet, at his core, he believed that any Christian was completely delusional. 
So, he set out to do his research in order to argue with Christians and rescue them from their delusion. 
Along the way, he realised he was completely wrong about Christians, about God, and about the Bible. 
Now... he's a pastor of a church and leads people to Jesus every single week. 
He had a modern day Saul to Paul conversion where he went from trying to destroy Christians in an argument to now devoting his life to building the church.
This is Part 1 of our chat, and I really hope you enjoy it :) 

Love,
Darcie (and Frosty) 
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Book Mentioned: 
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doreen 
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You might have heard of learning styles before, but is it all a myth? Has a preferred learning style become a 'crutch' or an excuse to *not* learn in ways that aren't automatic to you? 
Experts now believe a multisensory approach is the best approach to learning something new and retaining knowledge. So, how can we take that approach with the Bible? 
Let's talk about it, as we continue to open up this ancient text with reverence, awe, and wonder.
Love,
Darcie
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We've all faced choice paralysis or "the paradox of choice" when choosing a Bible and when opening up the Bible to start reading it. Many people have no idea where to start on a book that isn't written like any other book. As we talked about in the last episode, the Bible is a curated library and is the most translated book in all of history. 
So, how do we choose which translation is best for us? Is there a "supreme" English translation? 
How do we read Jewish meditation literature? Are we approaching it in the wrong way? 
And what is the enemy doing to try and stop us from engaging with a book that not only leads us to God but deeply connects us to God? 
We're living in an attention economy and facing a reading recession. In the words of Herbert Simon, "A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." 
Attention spans are down, reading comprehension is down, all the while AI summaries are on the rise doing all of the brainwork for us. In a world that is becoming biblically illiterate yet relying on sermon soundbites as nourishment for their soul, how do we fight back against the enemy's tactics?
Start by clicking play on this episode... ;) 
Love,
Darcie
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Books Mentioned: 
Living By the Book by Howard G. Hendricks and William D. Hendricks
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doreen 
Episode Mentioned: 
How 12 Focused Minutes Could Change Your Life: https://open.spotify.com/episode/57czeqlU3GnwFcAIJbVG1s?si=hYjf8o8QT92eWwo5Csj1VA

Connect with me on Instagram: @carryconfetti 
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If you'd like to support the podcast or say thank you for a particular episode, you're welcome to buy me a coffee or purchase a poetry print here: https://buymeacoffee.com/carryconfetti