Ho-leeeeee Bible Study tidbits

Okay, I'm getting some knowledge dropkicked into me as I continue my Bible study. Started off as research for the spiritual warfare portion of the novel, but it turns out there are serious, practical implications for what I'm learning.

The one of these prompting this entry is: as Christians, we are to enter God's gates with thanksgiving, go into his courts with praise, at which point we are in God's presence to worship !

Without the first two steps, we're speaking to God at a distance. Wow.