Slow Bible
The Slow Bible (with Mary Spencer) is an invitation for us to sit back and spend time praying with the Word of God, to soak in the Scriptures and in the presence of God. It is a precious break from the busyness of life. It’s a form of an ancient contemplative practice: Lectio Divina. These Latin words just mean “divine reading” - always brought with stillness, with contemplation, with repetition, and with a slow reading, creating space for the Holy Spirit to speak; Read, Reflect, Respond, Rest
Episodes
22 episodes
Psalm 84 v 5-8 (from the Archive)
Psalm 84:5-8 (from the Archive)New Living Translation5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.6 When they walk through ...
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9:57
John 5 v 1-14 Imag prayer
John 5:1-14New Living Translation5 Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. 3 Crowds...
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12:15
John 13 v 33-35 (from the Archive)
John 13:33-35 (from the Archive)New Living Translation33 Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going. 34 So ...
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9:12
Deuteronomy 6 v 5-9
Deuteronomy 6:5-9New Living Translation5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am gi...
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10:08
Philippians 4 v 6-9 (from the Archive)
Philippians 4:6-9 (from the Archive)New Living Translation6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s pe...
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11:26
Jeremiah 18 v 1-6
Jeremiah 18:1-6New International Version18 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s hous...
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9:50
Psalm 63 v 1-5 (from the Archive)
Psalm 63:1-5 (from the Archive)New Living Translation1 O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you.My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for youin this p...
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10:18
2 Corinthians 6 v 1-2
2 Corinthians 6:1-2New Living Translation6 As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvellous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. 2 For God says,“At just the right time, I heard you. ...
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9:48
Ephesians 1 v 4-8 (from the Archive)
Ephesians 1:4-8 (from the Archive)New Living Translation4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his o...
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12:08
Matthew 19 v 23-26
Matthew 19:23-26New Living Translation23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to g...
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9:39
2 Cor 9 v 6-8 (from the Archive)
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (from the Archive)New Living Translation6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. 7 You...
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9:58
Ephesians 6 v 10-13
Ephesians 6:10-13New Living Translation10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s armour so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12...
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10:09
Matthew 6 v 30-34 (from the Archive)
Matthew 6:30-34 (from the Archive)New Living Translation30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little f...
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11:09
Revelation 5 v 6-10
Revelation 5:6-10New Living Translation6 Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven ho...
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11:31
Psalm 30 v 4-5 (from the Archive)
Psalm 30:4-5 (from the Archive)New Living Translation4 Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his ...
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8:34
Psalm 2 v 1-4
Psalm 2New Living Translation1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers pl...
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9:24
Matthew 7 v 24-29 (from the Archive)
Matthew 7:24-29 NLT (from the Archive)"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. [25] Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against t...
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11:01
Isaiah 2 v 3-4
Isaiah 2:3-4 NLTPeople from many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob's God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For the LORD's teaching will go out f...
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10:09
2 Timothy 1 v 5-7 (from the Archive)
2 Timothy 1 v 5-7 (from the Archive)NLT5I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 6This is why I rem...
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9:49
2 Corinthians 3 v 16-18
2 Corinthians 3 v 16-18 (NLT)16But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18So all of us who have had that veil removed can see ...
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9:55
Mark 12 v 28-34 imaginative prayer (from the Archive)
Mark 12 v 28-34 imaginative prayer (from the Archive)28One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most im...
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11:36