A new Bible study on **Luke 11:5–13** is now live in OpenBibleLab. This passage sits with prayer when the door stays closed longer than expected. In the study, we slow down inside Jesus’ short story of a midnight knock. The request is small, the timing is inconvenient, and the first answer is no. What’s easy to miss is that the delay does not end the relationship. It stretches it. Asking, seeking, and knocking unfold over time, not as a formula, but as a posture shaped by trust. And then Jesus quietly reframes the whole scene by speaking about a parent and a child. The tension is left unresolved on purpose. The door opens, but not on our timetable. What changes is how waiting is understood. As you read or reread the passage, a few questions to notice with: 👀 What details in the story feel especially ordinary or awkward? 🤔 Where do you sense time and waiting built into Jesus’ words? 🕯️ Which image carries more weight for you, the closed door or the parent who gives? The full study is available in the Premium course area, and this conversation is open to everyone. Read the study if you’re able, and join in here. What stood out to you as you slowed down with this passage?

A new Bible study on Matthew 6:9–13 is now live in OpenBibleLab. This familiar prayer opens in a way that quietly reshapes what prayer even is. In the study, we slow down at the very first words Jesus gives his disciples. Before any requests are made, before daily needs are named, prayer begins with an address. “Our Father in heaven.” That opening does more than start the prayer. It establishes relationship, posture, and trust. The rest of the prayer flows from that starting point, and the order turns out to matter more than we often notice. What’s left open is how natural or unfamiliar that address might feel, and why Jesus chose to begin there rather than anywhere else. The prayer resists rushing. It invites attention. A few questions to sit with as you read or reread the passage: 👀 What do you notice about how the prayer begins, especially compared to how prayers often start today? 🤔 Which line feels most closely connected to calling God “Father,” and which feels more distant? 🌱 Where does this prayer feel familiar, and where does it feel quietly challenging? The full study is available in the Premium course area, and this conversation is open to everyone. Read the study if you’re able, and join the discussion here. What are you noticing as you linger with this prayer?

A new Bible study on John 6:66–69 is now live in OpenBibleLab in the Guided Bible Study room. This passage brings us to a quiet but weighty moment where following Jesus becomes less about clarity and more about staying. In the study, we slow down at the moment many disciples turn back and no longer walk with Jesus. What’s striking is what Jesus does not do. He does not explain himself or soften his words. Instead, he turns to the twelve and asks a simple, open question. Peter’s response is not confident or polished. It is honest. He does not claim understanding, only allegiance. “Lord, to whom shall we go?” The future is unclear, but the relationship is not. That tension stays unresolved, and it seems intentional. The passage invites attention rather than answers. A few questions to sit with as you read or reread the text: 👀 What do you notice about Jesus’ question to the twelve? 🤔 What does Peter say, and what does he leave unsaid? 🌱 Where does staying feel harder than leaving in this scene? The full study is available in the Premium course area, and this conversation is open to everyone. Whether you’ve read the study yet or not, share one detail that stood out to you, or one question that lingered. What are you noticing as you slow down with this passage?

A new Bible study on Genesis 12:1–4 is now live in OpenBibleLab. This one slows us down at a familiar passage and notices something easy to overlook. God gives a call before he gives a map. In the study, we linger with how the passage is shaped. Abram is told to go, but the destination remains unnamed. The promises are expansive and confident, yet the direction is partial. What’s striking is not just that Abram obeys, but what kind of obedience the text presents. It’s movement rooted in trust, not understanding. Even Hebrews later notices this, that Abram went out not knowing where he was going. That tension stays unresolved in the text, and it seems intentional. The story moves forward without explaining how the future will unfold. Paying attention to that choice opens up the passage in a quieter, deeper way. A couple questions to sit with as you read or reread the passage: 👀 What details stand out to you about what God says, and what God does not say? 🧭 Where do you notice movement without clarity in these verses? 🤔 What feels most open or unanswered by the end of verse 4? The full study is available now in the Premium course area. Whether you’ve read it yet or not, join the conversation here. Share one detail you noticed, or one question that stayed with you.

This discussion space is connected to the Guided Bible Studies posted in the Classroom. Each week, a study prompt is shared there. You are invited to reflect on the passage and join the discussion here. Participation is encouraged but never required. This space is meant for thoughtful engagement, not rushed answers or debate.