All eyes were glued to the teacher named Jesus. The man who seemed to know so much more than the average carpenter's son. The combination of his background and knowledge baffled the religious leaders of the day. So a question was posed to him: Which commandment is the most important of all? I wish I could hear the tone of the questioner’s voice. Was this an honest question, posed with a sincere … [Read more...] about True Love Bible Reading Plan and Journal Challenge
Pure Joy Bible Reading Summary Week 3
Friday is here and I can hardly believe it! God has graciously blessed my heart with the Pure Joy Bible reading plan this week and I've enjoyed journaling through the book for this month's Bible reading challenge. I pray the results have been just as tangible in your life as they have been in mine! Check out the summary for this week. Psalm 65:1-13 You make the going out of the … [Read more...] about Pure Joy Bible Reading Summary Week 3
5 Ways to Encourage Intentional Bible Reading
You've longed to read your Bible more frequently and somehow, it hasn't happened. That sermon you heard on drawing closer to Jesus stirred your heart, but Bible reading seems like such an item on the to-do list. Your New Year's resolution to read your Bible every day seems doable until about 3 weeks in. Or 3 months. Or even 3 days. So you throw your hands up in the air and ask for forgiveness. … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Encourage Intentional Bible Reading
Pure Joy Bible Reading Summary Week 2
Welcome to the Pure Joy Bible reading summary week 2! I can hardly believe that we have already completed two weeks of this month's Bible reading plan. I've already been both challenged and charged so much by the Scriptures. I pray it's the same for you! Let's check out a summary of this week's passages. Ready? Hebrews 12:1-6 He endured the cross because he knew the joy on the other side. … [Read more...] about Pure Joy Bible Reading Summary Week 2
7 Creative Ways to Pray
The power of prayer is something in which I strongly believe. God has answered so many of my prayers and the prayers of my husband and family that I can't help but believe in the power of prayer. But honestly, I can get a little distracted with my own thoughts during prayer if I'm not careful. Does that every happen to you? Good. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Having guides or methods to … [Read more...] about 7 Creative Ways to Pray
Pure Joy Bible Reading Week 1 Summary
I cannot believe how much I am enjoying working through the Pure Joy Journal to accompany this Bible reading challenge! The way the Lord has worked in my heart just through the first week of the Pure Joy Bible reading plan has been incredible. At the end of last week, Friday was a joy-challenged day for me. I won't go into all the details, but I had 5 family members who were sick and needed my … [Read more...] about Pure Joy Bible Reading Week 1 Summary
6 Places to Pray in Everyday Life
God has been speaking to my heart about spending time with Him in my current stage of life. Usually when the Holy Spirit is whispering to me about something, then I share it with you because I've found that if I'm dealing with an issue, often other folks are dealing with it too. I really do believe God loves it when we spend individual, undivided time in prayer with Him. Time that is specifically … [Read more...] about 6 Places to Pray in Everyday Life
Names of God Bible Reading Challenge Final Summary
Happy New Year! 2017 is here and I pray that you are off to a good start today. While today is the first day of the Pure Joy Bible Reading challenge for January, I wanted to take a moment and wrap up the Names of God study we finished in December. Check out the recap for last week and you'll find the prior weeks in the resources section at the bottom of this post. Ready? Isaiah 7:7-14 Immanuel: … [Read more...] about Names of God Bible Reading Challenge Final Summary