Friday, December 01, 2006
Advent
Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a new church year and a time set aside for us to prepare for the return of Jesus. This year we will again send daily e-mails during Advent to our mailing list. It is our hope that in the midst of all the onslaught of commercialism they will help you pause and reflect on the spiritual aspects of Christmas. If you would like to be added to our list, please send your e-mail address to ivars@ivarskrafts.com
We can never take too much time for Scripture and prayer. I cannot remember the source of the following, but I thought it worth sharing:
How much time does it take to read from Genesis to Revelation? If you would read the Bible at standard pulpit speed (slow enough to be heard and understood) the reading time would be seventy-one hours. If you would break that down into minutes and divide it into 365 days you could read the entire Bible, cover to cover, in only twelve minutes a day. Is this really too much time to spend reading about God?
We can never take too much time for Scripture and prayer. I cannot remember the source of the following, but I thought it worth sharing:
How much time does it take to read from Genesis to Revelation? If you would read the Bible at standard pulpit speed (slow enough to be heard and understood) the reading time would be seventy-one hours. If you would break that down into minutes and divide it into 365 days you could read the entire Bible, cover to cover, in only twelve minutes a day. Is this really too much time to spend reading about God?
