Reading the Word with Mac

We talk with Glenn "Mac" Frazier of New Way Church in Austin about reading the Word. We discuss ways of approaching reading the Word, including the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and recommend taking one story or small work at a time. We talk about genuine truth, apparent truth, and how to see a deeper meaning in the Bible. What do you believe are some of the core, essential truths that help unlock the rest of the Word's deeper meaning?

Reading the Word with Mac

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[AySy]

There was a time when I used to try to read a certain amount a night, but I found that it created unnecessary barriers, and my reading stopped being devotional, or stopped entirely. Now I try to read something complete, whether it's a psalm or half a chapter, but if I only get in two verses, at least I open the Word up every day.
Sometimes I find that all I want to do is read one psalm night after night. It's not something I make myself do, but because I need it as much this night as I did the night before.
I've read through the Gospels four times in the last two years, and Luke a couple of times in a row. It takes me a while to read them because I read two steps forward, one step back - either starting with part of my reading the night before, or just rereading it.
I guess that's my way of listening, being willing to backtrack and reread. No matter how many times I read a psalm or book in a row, it might as well be a new piece each night. I expected to attain some expertise in the Gospels, and I still barely know them. It makes me want to delve further - there's this huge amount of Truth contained in the Word, and the applications of it are so far-reaching, I'm barely touching the surface of it.