The Jogging Monk And Exegesis Of The Heart

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By James Bryan Smith on January 1, 2010 ,

The Jogging Monk And Exegesis Of The Heart

While this column is intended to provide specific Bible study methods, occasionally we will run articles that relate to other aspects of Bible study. Such is the case in this issue. We feel this article provides a balance to the techniques we use to study God's Word. Enjoy and ream.

During my second year of seminary, the spiritual moorings of my life came loose. I decided to go on a five-day silent retreat at a northeastern Episcopalian monastery to try to reclaim the spiritual warmth I had somehow lost. . .

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James Bryan Smith

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James Bryan Smith, Professor, is the founder and Executive Director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He also serves there as a theology professor and is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. He earned a Master of Divinity from Yale University Divinity School and a Doctorate of Ministry from Fuller Seminary. He has authored ten books, most notably The Apprentice Series, Devotional Classics (with Richard J. Foster), Embracing the Love of God, Room of Marvels, The Good and Beautiful Series, Hidden in Christ and, The Magnificent Journey, the second book in a new trilogy. Dr. Smith frequently speaks about a Christian’s spiritual formation.

 

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