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New Bible Invites All Into "Meeting God"

Throughout the study Bible there are more than 1,500 "Entry Point" reflections. These will help the reader tap into the vital heart of Scripture through time-tested spiritual disciplines. They include such practices as Lectio divina, Ignatian reading, Franciscan reading, fivefold questions and quotations from respected Christians. Each of these disciplines is fully explained for those new to them.

Robin Pippin

Some of the suggested activities include journaling or working with clay. In all, the idea is to form the reader as a spiritual being. It is about letting the Bible guide who we are as Christians or seekers.

Scattered throughout the study Bible are sections on meeting God in prayer, in service, in worship, in the created order, in Scripture, in community and in everyday life. These articles, written by scholars and church leaders such as Reuben P. Job and Marjorie Thompson, elaborate on "Ways of Meeting God." Other scholars as well as Upper Room staff contributed to the various "Entry Point" reflections and a section entitled "Getting Started in Spiritual Formation."

The Meeting God Bible connects with an Upper Room study series entitled Meeting God in Scripture. These studies build on the content in The Meeting God Bible. A study on the Old Testament and another on the New Testament already are available. A Meeting God study on Psalms will be available in 2009, with more coming later. The various studies as well as The Meeting God Bible may be ordered through the Upper Room Bookstore at www.upperroom.org/bookstore or by calling 800-972-0433. They will also be available in Cokesbury and other bookstores in late January.

The General Board of Discipleship's mission is to support annual conference and local church leaders for their task of equipping world-changing disciples. An agency of The United Methodist Church, GBOD (www.gbod.org) is located at 1908 Grand Ave. in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, call the Media Relations Office toll free at 877-899-2780, ext. 7017.