Colorful pencils and just a few chapters Large print with margins in big three-ring binders Weeks of slow reading to see what it brings These are a few of my favorite things No commentaries but first just the Bible Projects for study in every style Word-loving people who help me to think These are a … More These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
My life is peculiar. My experiences distinct yet varied. As a Christian, I feel just as uncomfortable in one circle as I do the next. And as I go about my days torn between a handful of evangelical worlds, I’m often saddened by what doctrine has done to us. What good doctrine has done to us. … More What Good Doctrine Has Done to Us
I randomly ended up in four different Bible passages. And this week, they randomly collided. See, I recently spent several weeks preparing for a talk on the supremacy of Christ. So Colossians 1 . . . 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all … More Thrilling Collisions
Have you ever noticed how people absolutely lose their minds over things? Probably not, ’cause you’re right there with them. As am I. We gush over this or that coming sale, party, or road trip. We “can’t even” when our favorite weather comes. Or our team plays. Or a new season of our show is … More Oh, The Things That Excite Us
I’ve been doing this Bible study blogging thing for about four years, and I’ve come to a realization. There are people, bless their hearts, who think that this Bible study stuff I do is extra. Like for real extra. Like above and beyond my daily “quiet time.” No. This is my “quiet time,” ya’ll. Let … More This is My “Quiet Time,” Y’all
Four years ago today, I ventured into the overwhelming, competitive, relentless world of blogging. I had no idea what I was doing. But I was content to ramble about the Bible and determined to post twice a week. Here I am, four years and over 300 posts later, and not much has changed: I still … More The Journey Continues
I saw it in the softening of a terrified, timid, hardened soul. Once unapproachable and decidedly unwilling to accept truth, help, wisdom, or love. Then one day, her feeble, unforeseen smile couldn’t be missed. Her questions seemed to shout, her brief, incomplete text messages voiced a million words, and her tight hug shook my being. … More Unreal, Unbelievable, Impossible Change
