#363: Can I Encounter God Through Scripture? With Bill Mowry

4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild

Jennifer Rothschild

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel intimidated when reading the Bible on your own? You’re not alone. Many of us want a deeper connection with God’s Word but find ourselves relying on devotionals or simply reading for information, without letting it truly change us.

Well today, The Navigators’ very own Bill Mowry will help you shift that mindset.

He shares five powerful practices to help you encounter God every time you open the Bible. You’ll love his simple and memorable hand illustration, the four heart-check questions to ask before you even begin reading, and his practical encouragement for preparing both your posture and mindset.

Whether you’re a first-timer who wants to learn how to personally engage with God’s Word—or you’re a seasoned Bible geek who wants to fall in love with Scripture all over again—this conversation is for you.

So grab your Bible, listen in, and get ready to hold the Word in a whole new way.

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0:00.0	The idea of holding the word and that holding is a relational term. It's just not a physical
0:05.3	term. It's a relational term because we hold onto the things that we love. And I thought, yeah,
0:10.5	I want to hold onto the scriptures because not that it's going to make me a better person, not because
0:16.0	it's inspired, not because of the authoritative, those are parts of it, but because I want to love God and I hold on to
0:22.5	the things that I love. And so I want to hold onto the scriptures because I want to hold onto and love
0:27.4	the author.
0:32.5	Lots of us want a deeper and more meaningful relationship with the Bible, but figuring it out on our own can feel
0:40.3	so intimidating. But the Bible is a living, breathing, life-changing book, and God wants you to have a
0:48.8	firsthand encounter with him through the pages of the Bible. So on today's episode, author Bill Maury is going to show you how.
0:57.7	He's going to unpack five spiritual practices that are going to help you encounter God
1:05.0	every time you open your Bible.
1:07.8	Oh, my sisters and brothers, you are going to love this framework. So let's listen and
1:12.9	learn. Here we come, Casey. Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement and
1:19.1	biblical wisdom set you up to live the I can life because you can do all things through Christ
1:26.6	who strengthens you. Now welcome your host,
1:29.3	Jennifer Rothschild. Hey friends, we're glad you're back with us. That was Casey Wright, my seeing
1:34.6	eye guy, and I'm Jennifer. We have one goal, and it's to help you be and do more than you feel
1:39.2	capable of as you're living the I can life with us with these two friends here in the podcast closet and one
1:45.9	topic and zero stress and I'm going to tell you if you were tuning in last week and if you
1:50.8	weren't you need to go back and listen because it was such a good episode but we talked last
1:53.8	week about our differences and what kind of animals we were I said I was a pit bull. Casey was like a labador retriever.
2:04.1	Well, listen. This little Labrador Retriever sitting next to me has been panting and wagging
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