There’s a danger of us turning God into a hobby…
Cris Rogers, Making Disciples The Podcast
I was listening to the latest episode of Cris Rogers excellent “Making Disciples – The Podcast” and that quote made me think.
Over-familiarity and taking God for granted are all too easy…we need to pay attention to maintaining and growing the relationship as we would with any others. Cris’s podcast is about 10 ways we can get our New Year off to a good start…give it a listen.
I may have previously mentioned in my Blog that I like to change the tools I use for prayer and Bible study on a fairly frequent basis, to keep them fresh. I am currently using the weekly Podcast as part of my relationship building habit, along with a prayer App, and am hoping to also be using a new commentary to help me read the Bible (once I have a copy!). I thought I’d share them here for you to check out if you want to.
Firstly, the Podcast. There’s a new episode every Monday, it’s intended to make faith accessible and practical, and although targeting new followers of Jesus it’s a great refresher and motivator for people who’ve been followers for some time too. You can listen to it on your favourite Podcast app…details are here.
The App is Lectio 365, from 24/7 Prayer and CWR. As the title suggests, it helps to engage in a brief, prayerful reading of scripture each day of the year. It is available for both Apple and Android platforms…more info here.
Nicky Gumble has for a number of years been publishing a helpful daily commentary to accompany the NIV Bible in One year. Available as an app, a daily email or a recently published book this is a great way of getting more from the Bible passages for the day from one of the people behind the Alpha Course.
Details can be found here.
Hope you’ve found this helpful…please don’t hesitate to share your current ways to keep your relationship with God fresh…
You may remember that some time ago I wrote a series around the theme of 
” You can become a Christian in a moment. But to become Christian is another matter. In our evangelical churches we are very adept at teaching people how to become a Christian – how to receive the forgiveness available in Christ. We have not been nearly so adept at teaching people how to become Christian – how to become Christlike in a way that helps flood a world hell-bent on vengence with the grace of forgiveness. But as you read the New Testament, you will find that Christ and his apostles place far more emphasis on becoming Christian than on becoming a Christian.
Pilgrim Traveller 