Watch the Bible come alive in your life like never before. Many Christians long for a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God's Word-but engaging with Scripture on our own can feel intimidating. We often rely on the writings of others to help us understand its meaning or read simply to gain information without allowing it to personally impact our lives. But the Bible is a living, breathing, life-changing book, and God desires for you to have a firsthand encounter with Him through its pages. In Holding the Word, Bill Mowry offers good news: you don't need a theological education to engage with Scripture. Mowry unpacks five spiritual practices-hearing, reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating-that will help you personally encounter God every time you open your Bible. This multi-sensory, relationally rich Bible reading and discipleship tool will transform your relationship with the Author of Scripture. • Discover a whole-body experience of the Bible using your senses. • Learn from contemporary teaching and brain theory on why relational connection is vital to your walk with God. • Develop a lifestyle of integrating the Bible into every aspect of your daily life, leading to personal transformation, spiritual growth, and maturity. Let God's Word saturate every part of your being. Immerse yourself in the timeless truths of Scripture and experience the abundant life that comes from living and loving God's Word. Bill Mowry (alongsider.com) is a veteran staff member with The Navigators Church Ministries (navigatorschurchministries.org). He is an author, teacher, and coach. Bill's passion is to help churches build disciplemaking cultures and empower leaders to maximize their contribution for the Kingdom. He believes that the Great Commission is for everyday believers and encourages disciplemaking that is intentional, relational, thoughtful, and artful. Bill is the author of The Ways of the Alongsider (Navpress/Tyndale Publishing) and Walk with Me: Simple principles for everyday disciplemaking (Moody Publishing). He has several self-published books on Amazon.com. These include: • Designed to Flourish: A guide for building disciplemaking cultures. • Conversations with Josh about Art and Ministry • Making Friends for Heaven's Sake (co-authored with Tyler Flynn): How to move casual relationships to spiritual relationships • Crockpot Disciplemaking: How my left my Instant Pot behind in discipling others • The Alongsider Adventure: Thirty daily Bible reflections to practice the alongsider life Bill and his wife Peggy are creating a spot of outdoor beauty in a disordered world at their Columbus, Ohio home -- Above and Beyond Acres. You can contact Bill and subscribe to his blog at alongsider.com. You can also connect with Bill at LinkedIn.
