{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A beautiful, messy invitation","description":"God is not a concept or an emotion, and he\u2019s certainly not a doctrine in a statement of faith or a chapter in a theology book; he is a person, who\u2019s burning desire is to know and be known by you. And like in any intimate relationship, there is a kind of knowledge that goes beyond words\u2014\u2014a kind you can get only by direct  persont-to-person experience. John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way   We\u2019re almost done with our first month of 2024 and boy has it been a doozy so far. Today\u2019s episode was basically me preaching to myself and letting you in on it. I\u2019m talking about the Psalms, but honestly it\u2019s more about engagement with God than actually reading pages in his book. I make a few observations that felt helpful for me and my hope is that you will go away feeling the same! ","author_name":"The Spacious Place, with Kari Levang","author_url":"http:\/\/thespaciousplace.libsyn.com\/website","html":"