I Don't Have A "Quiet Time" Anymore

Most of us inherited one model for spiritual growth: a quiet room, a Bible, and solitude. It works for some people. Tim's wife has a prayer closet that proves it.

But for many men, that format produces obligation more than transformation. In this episode, Tim makes the case that scripture never required solitude — and that the primary way God-fearing men have always engaged the Word looks a lot more like a wrestling match than a meditation.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Why Tim doesn't have a traditional quiet time and what he does instead
• What the Hebrew word darash reveals about how scripture was meant to be engaged
• How midrash functioned in Jewish life and why it wasn't a fringe practice
• Where you see it throughout the Gospels — from a 12-year-old Jesus in the temple to two grieving disciples on a road to Emmaus
• How Paul's ministry was built on public reasoning and dialogue, not monologue
• What 15 years of midrashing with men in Cincinnati has actually produced
• Why the format difference between Tim and his wife points to something important about how men come alive in the Word

If your engagement with scripture has felt more like a discipline to endure than a fire to tend, this episode is for you.

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