{"id":40522,"date":"2024-08-06T16:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=40522"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:32:41","slug":"deepening-daily-devotions","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/deepening-daily-devotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepening Daily Devotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deepening Daily Devotions\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"\nhttps:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=2zscf-1691786-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=654771&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\"\nloading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ve read this so many times before, but I never saw that!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a common reaction from those who are reading the Bible alongside study notes produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/scriptureengagement.ifesworld.org\/\">IFES Scripture Engagement<\/a> team in Central Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The indigenous resource was developed to meet a deep need, as Paul, a former General Secretary of an IFES movement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/region\/eurasia\/\">Eurasia region<\/a>, explains:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWhen I was a student, I grew in my faith by developing the habit of daily Bible reading. In the UK, I could easily access resources that helped me understand the text and apply God\u2019s Word to my situation. But in the 20 years I\u2019ve served in Central Asia, I\u2019ve found that such resources in Russian are extremely scarce.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-6a70caddfee98278cc3f3add43ba18f9\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a70caddfee98278cc3f3add43ba18f9\"><strong>Out of Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, various foreign materials have been translated into Russian. But using these can prove problematic. For example, Bible study questions often focus on particular words or phrases that lack the same connotations in the Russian Bible text. Or the applications tend to reflect mindsets, values, or cultural issues that are alien to Central Asian students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is also complicated by the fact that the most widely-used Bible version \u2013 the Russian Synodal Translation (RST) \u2013 was translated in 1867 from the poetic and archaic Church Slavonic language. Although <em>Biblica<\/em> has published a new Russian translation, many churches still use the RST.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-6ebd0fd07115588890b8455c34c35ad9\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ebd0fd07115588890b8455c34c35ad9\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul continues:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe needed to write our own questions which would help students engage with the Bible in both the RST and the new translation. We wanted questions that would reflect their level of understanding and be attentive to the pressing social and theological issues they\u2019re facing in their context.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, during COVID, the team composed Bible study questions and posted them on a church Telegram channel. Although written with students in mind, the questions were appreciated by a wider audience \u2013 teens, older adults, and the elderly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We wanted questions that would reflect their level of understanding and be attentive to the pressing social and theological issues they\u2019re facing in their context.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-21a0fd9ed604402841961de62c125f26\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21a0fd9ed604402841961de62c125f26\"><strong>More Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the team witnessed this hunger and received feedback, they realised something else: the questions could be helpfully accompanied by a short explanation or reflection \u2013 a summary of the key points in the passage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last two years, the team has written booklets featuring both questions and notes, with each booklet containing daily studies on one book of the Bible. Around 250 copies have been distributed so far. Paul is delighted:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe hope to see more students using these booklets for daily quiet times and we rejoice in every story of someone being impacted by studying God\u2019s Word.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-5836f3e36db91523a37d6f5e7f860ef5\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5836f3e36db91523a37d6f5e7f860ef5\"><strong>Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Give thanks for the development of this indigenous resource and its ongoing impact. Pray that it will help many students in Central Asia to nurture their faith by consistently reading and studying the Bible.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Thank God for the <em>Fellowship of Eurasian Bible Expositors<\/em>, a joint project between IFES Eurasia and Langham Preaching that\u2019s training students, staff, and church partners in the region to preach faithfully and relevantly.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for a student leadership camp in Central Asia, 18-29 August, bringing together students and staff from three movements in sensitive countries \u2013 ask that they will experience inspiring and formative times in Scripture.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This Prayerline is adapted from a blog on the <strong>IFES Scripture Engagement<\/strong> website \u2013 read other stories and access resources <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/scriptureengagement.ifesworld.org\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":40523,"template":"","area":[457],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-40522","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-eurasia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deepening Daily Devotions &#183; 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