HOW TO ENGAGE SCRIPTURE BARB ROOSE
In 2022 , the American Bible Society reported that 26 million Americans stopped or almost completely stopped reading their Bibles over the course of the previous year . One year . Lead researcher John Plake admits their team was shocked . “ We reviewed our calculations . We double- checked our math and ran the numbers again . . . and again . What we discovered was startling , disheartening , and disruptive .” 1
Without Scripture to lead and guide us , the chaos in our heads can be overwhelming . Our overwhelmed minds are like the Hartsfield-
Jackson Atlanta airport , the busiest airport in the world . In 2022 , over 93 million people passed through the airport ( including me at least a dozen times ). Almost a thousand flights arrive and depart per day . 2 Your mind is like that airport , with thoughts coming and going , decisions being considered and confirmed , musings about this or that , and dark thoughts lurking in every crevice . Whether it ’ s painful thoughts or healthy thoughts , problems you can ’ t solve or outright struggles with sin , they all interrupt the busy chaos of your mind . Is it any wonder that there are times in life when
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