It was my favorite room in the house. Small but smelling strongly of fresh pine wood, my father’s study fascinated me with its floor to ceiling shelves lined with hundreds and hundreds of books. And there, in the center, was my dad, usually working on a sermon, underlining an important point in one of his reference books or highlighting potential …
Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today, I’m thrilled to invite Katie M. Reid on my virtual back porch to eat some blueberry scones and learn a new way to study the Bible that …
If you’re a visual learner, studying the Bible can be a challenge. It’s hard to picture a world that’s so different from ours, and some of the stories and metaphors simply don’t make sense to 21st-century Westerners. Sometimes, I’m a little jealous of little kid Bibles filled with cute illustrations. Okay, so maybe cartoon drawings aren’t exactly helpful in explaining …
There are many reasons not to read the Bible. Don’t let them keep you from reading it. Rather, pray that God will help you overcome these bad reasons and give you a sincere desire to know and love Him through the pages of Scripture. 1. Don’t read the Bible to impress God Trying to gain God’s approval by reading the Bible is as …
Let’s be honest: your dream of reading the Bible this year didn’t turn out quite the way you had imagined. The kids woke up early. You slept in. The dog ate your reading plan. It happens to the best of us. In fact, the average person makes the same resolution 10 times without success, so chances are you’ve failed at a …