With All Your Mind

Last week, we talked about our upcoming Illuminated Bible Journaling workshop with Jann Gray on Tuesday, May 24 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. in Ellis Parlor.



Chances are you haven’t taken the time to sign up yet. Here’s the LINK to sign up and pay the $15 fee with a credit card. If you prefer, you can telephone or email your reservation, and pay by cash or check at the door. That would be elmartin@pcbc.org or 214-860-3993.

We’ll wait while you take the two minutes to do so.

You’re back? Good. Let’s keep moving.

We’ve been reading Illuminated Journaling and we love the way Jann Gray leads readers to engage with God’s Word in a new, creative and profound way. We are planning to accept Jann’s 21-day challenge as a way to grow familiar with the concept of illuminated Bible journaling. She points out that most of us rely on our old, tried and true methods of Bible study and devotions. Yet, the Bible tells us to love the Lord with all our mind (and heart and soul). Firing up some of those neurons that deal with creativity might be a wonderful new method. And that’s what illuminated journaling is about.

Of course, there are lots of ways to go deeper into personal Bible study. Every Sunday, our worship services are built on Scripture, and the connect groups and other small classes are designed to develop our Bible understanding and application skills.

We have books and Bible study kits in the PCBC Library, too. Many of them delve into one particular book of the Bible or into a particular topic that Scripture addresses. We also have books that teach Bible study techniques that can be applied broadly.



One of our newest of these books is How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor, by Mark M. Yarbrough. Dr. Yarbrough is vice president for academic affairs, academic dean, and a professor of Bible exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary, so he writes from experience. The book includes lots of helpful resources and a generous helping of humorous anecdotes that will keep the reader turning the pages, and coming back to the text for future reference.

There are lots of ways to engage with the Bible. You can do it alone, in small groups, in worship, in music, with books, and with illuminated journaling. The choice is yours. Along with Jann Gray, we’d encourage you to explore as many ways as you can. What better way to love the Lord your God.