Lectio Divina Bible Study: The Creed in Scripture (Lectio Divina Bible Studies)
In this user-friendly book, Catholic scholar Stephen Binz invites his readers to have an encounter with God through His revealed Word by approaching the text with faith, openheartedness, reverence, and expectation. This ancient and ever-new practice of reading each biblical text as God s gift, listening to God speak, reflecting on its personal message, and praying in gratitude, leads to a faith-filled response. When this response is expressed outwardly, the reader becomes a more involved member of the body of Christ in the world and a witness to God s Kingdom. The author examines in detail the Apostles and Nicene Creed as a springboard for evangelization. Such an integrated vital approach to Bible study offers a refreshing and true path to holiness by embracing the Paschal Mystery in a new way and focusing on the very person of Jesus Christ living in His Church. --Most Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay, Chair of the U.S. Bishops Committee on Evangelization and CatechesisLearning to link our faith with prayer and the Scriptures is an essential task of every Christian. In this work Stephen J. Binz provides a magnificent opportunity for every Catholic Christian to ponder the faith expressed in the Creed with Sacred Scripture and Tradition in the context of prayer. If faithful read and prayed this scholarly and well written guide will lead Catholic Christians into an ever deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and also an appreciation of the Gospel's joys and challenges. I recommend it highly. --Rev. Msgr. Charles Pope, Pastor of Holy Comforter- St. Cyprian Parish, Washington, DCThe Creed is to the Faith what DNA is to the cell. Crammed into it is a vast amount of the revelation given to us by Jesus and poured out in the riches of the word of God. Stephen Binz does a fine job of unpacking the riches tightly wound into this precious gift given by the Holy Spirit to the Church. --Mark P. Shea, Catholic writer and speaker, regular contributor to Our Sunday Visitor and National Catholic Register