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About Providence

• Home — Providence
  A quiet place to sit with Scripture.
• How This Works
  Three movements: Attend, Receive, and Carry.
• A Theological Note
  The theology behind Providence's approach to Scripture.
• The Guardrails
  The commitments every response is held to, and how we check for them.
• History
  The tradition of slow Scripture reading through the centuries.
• Walk With
  For spiritual directors, therapists, care pastors — people who walk alongside others.
• Support Providence
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Reflections on Scripture

• All Reflections
• What Is Scripture Formation?
  The difference between studying Scripture and being shaped by it.
• Why Reading the Bible Slowly Changes You
  What happens when you stay with a passage long enough for it to stay with you.
• The Difference Between Bible Study and Scripture Meditation
  Bible study asks what does this mean. Scripture meditation asks what is this doing to me.
• What to Do When the Bible Feels Dry
  Dryness is not always a sign that something is wrong — sometimes it is a sign that something is changing.
• What Happens When You Read One Verse for a Week
  On repetition, patience, and the slow work of staying with one passage.
• Scripture Is Not Content
  We have started treating the Bible like content. But Scripture is a living word that asks something of the reader.

Guided Paths for New Believers

• All Guided Paths
• First Things
  Beginning with Jesus and the cross.
• Learning to Pray
  Scripture as the foundation of prayer.
• Who I Am Now
  Identity in Christ through Scripture.
• The Story You're Entering
  The grand narrative of Scripture.
• What God Is Like
  The character of God revealed in Scripture.
• The Church You've Joined
  What it means to belong to the body of Christ.
• When You Don't Understand
  Sitting with difficult passages.
• The Words He Taught Us
  The teachings of Jesus.

Guided Paths for Going Deeper

• The Ancient Paths
  Returning to the oldest ways of reading Scripture.
• The Long Walk
  Faithfulness over time.
• Formed in the Dark
  Scripture for seasons of suffering and darkness.
• The Interior Life
  The inner work of the spiritual life.
• The Surrendered Life
  Yielding to God through Scripture.
• Sabbath and Rest
  The rhythm of rest in Scripture.
• The Prophetic Imagination
  Seeing the world through the eyes of the prophets.
• Communion with the Trinity
  Encountering Father, Son, and Spirit in Scripture.
• The Parables
  The stories Jesus told and what they ask of us.

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