I hardly know where to begin to introduce this month's Bible reading challenge. I'm so excited I can hardly type! COVD-19 has brought new challenges and a different way of life for everyone. Most of the changes feel daunting and unwanted. Our nation, and the whole world, is navigating uncharted territory. Restrictions are leaving many feeling isolated and lonely. Parents are feeling inadequate. … [Read more...] about Praise Him Anyway Bible Reading Plan
No Fear Bible Reading Plan: Choosing Faith When I’m Afraid
The Coronavirus has turned our world upside down and this week, many people across the globe have experienced a turn of events unlike any other time in our lifetime. It's easy to let fear grip our hearts when the unknown lurks. When we can't control our circumstances and decisions are made for us, the enemy wants us to believe that evil is winning. Friends, I'm hear to tell you God is … [Read more...] about No Fear Bible Reading Plan: Choosing Faith When I’m Afraid
Names of God Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the Names of God Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Each month I host a monthly Bible reading plan and journal challenge to help our community enjoy reading God’s Word together and encourage our hearts to be faithful to Him. Together, we have completed over 30 Bible reading plans, including annual reading … [Read more...] about Names of God Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Significance
Letters to Taylor: On Significance Dear Taylor, 415 days have passed since you closed your eyes for the last time. There is no significance to today other than that. My fingers are shaking as I try to write to you. I desperately will them to work. They do not want to move into the truth that you are no longer living on earth nor do they want to invite in the pain that resurfaces when I stop … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Significance
A Prayer for Hurting Hearts
Friday I stood in a place I really didn't want to be. And as deep as the pain was for me, I can't imagine how much deeper it was for my older sister, whose first grandson was ushered into heaven. If pain and sorrow could be gauged by numbers, I don't think there would be enough numbers in the world to calculate the pain of my niece and nephew, as they stood by the casket of their precious baby boy … [Read more...] about A Prayer for Hurting Hearts
Simple Bible Study Guide for Any Passage
Bible Reading Obstacles I want to read the Bible, but I'm struggling. Please help! Sometimes reading the Bible is tough for us. Why? Well, all kinds of reasons. We digest a huge amount of content these days, so training ourselves to focus can be challenging. Or maybe the language of the Bible version we are reading requires more time and energy to understand than our spoken language. There … [Read more...] about Simple Bible Study Guide for Any Passage
Restore Me Prayer
As I have read Psalm 107 the last few days as part of the Restore Me Bible reading plan, I've been praying to comprehend all that the passage conveys. I have a tendency to want to skip over repetitive portions of the Psalms, but I long for it to have the opposite effect. Repetition should make me sit up and pay attention. Why does the psalmist repeat the same phrases? If we think of the psalm … [Read more...] about Restore Me Prayer
True Love Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the February 2020 True Love: Bible reading challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! INTRODUCTION Each month I host a monthly Bible reading plan and journal challenge to help our community enjoy reading God’s Word together and encourage our hearts to be faithful to Him. Together, we have completed over 40 Bible reading plans, including … [Read more...] about True Love Bible Reading Plan