In a world filled with distractions, it’s easy to struggle with engaging deeply with the Bible. You may find yourself reading the words but feeling disconnected from the life-changing power in them. Sometimes the Bible seems intimidating — or maybe even . . . boring? Holding the Word offers an exciting, holistic and relational approach to interacting with Scripture that will transform your life.
Here’s what people are saying about Holding the Word.
This is a book about love. It is a love story about loving God so much that you want to hold his Word. Bill takes an old Navigator illustration, the Word Hand, and presents it in a fresh way with personal stories and helpful tools. This is the kind of book you can use with your church life group or your ministry leadership or for your own personal development. May God use it to set you and others on this journey of love. I always wanted to help people have this kind of heart for the Word, but I didn’t have the words to express it until I read Bill’s book.
Mike Whitney, Northeast Divisional Director Disciplemakers for Life, The Navigators
Bill takes the simplest directives of Scripture and makes them seem like the wisest and healthiest practices a person could pursue. Bill draws on science, popular culture, psychology, theology, Greek, and personal experience to show that the directives of Scripture are not cold commands to be dutifully followed but life-giving invitations to community and joy. His words are equally at home in my college psychology classes and in my adult Sunday school class. Charles Dolph, PhD, Senior Professor of psychology at Cedarville University
You can order copies of Holding the Word at: https://www.navpress.com/p/holding-the-word/9781641589567
Check out the interview I just did with @RaptInterviews. Rapt hosts leaders and servants, preachers and professors, writers and filmmakers, makers and musicians and mystics—imperfect people who create and adventure with God. We talked about identity, personal struggles, my new book (Holding the Word), the Holy Spirit, daily spiritual practices, favorite resources that equip me to follow Jesus more closely, and the future. You just might be surprised at what you discover! Here’s the link (and enjoy the caricature of me): https://raptinterviews.com/features/bill-mowry