There’s a verse that runs through my mind anytime I’m feeling worried or scared about stepping out in faith. It’s so hard to take risks sometimes! …especially when God has called you to something, and you can only see the very next step. It would be so much easier if we could see the blueprint…
Category: In the Word
Scripture: The Ultimate, Guaranteed God-Finder
One of my favorite summer adventures each year is taking a little fishing trip with a couple friends of mine who love to fish. We’re not serious fisherpeople by any means, as it’s literally something we do only one time every year. But we enjoy it immensely! Over the past decade or so, most of…
How to Read the Bible Like a Treasure Hunter
I got caught up by a verse in Proverbs the other day… Proverbs 2 is talking about the moral benefits of wisdom. When we seek out God’s wisdom, we gain understanding and insight. It also brings us protection and guidance as we traverse through life. Read the entirety of Proverbs 2 for more precious verses…
A Verse for When… Your Life Feels Stuck and Small
Feeling “closed in” can happen in many different ways. You might feel stuck in a certain job or relationship. You might feel like you got cornered into a significant commitment that you weren’t necessarily interested in. You might feel physically closed in if your living space is something other than ideal. Or, have you felt…
10 Options for Studying the Bible in a Meaningful Way
There are so many different ways to study and learn from the Bible. Are you just now starting to spend time in the Word? Or are you looking for a different way to spend some time reading and studying Scripture? Here are 10 ideas! Perhaps one of them might catch your interest. Read a passage…
A Verse For When… Stepping Out in Faith Feels Scary
Have you ever received an instruction or mission from God? You could just tell, without a doubt, that He was speaking to you and directing you to do a specific thing? It may have been a small thing. Maybe He was prompting you to give a $5 bill to the homeless person you encountered on…
10 Pieces of Good News You Need to Hear
AAA and I are very close friends. Flat tires, dead batteries, a stolen catalytic converter, a dead starter… You name it, and I’ve most likely called AAA for help with it. Most recently, I called for assistance putting on my spare tire after driving over something that put such an effective hole in my tire,…
A Verse for When… You Can’t Make a Decision
So often in this 21st Century, we have a plethora of options to choose from. When you’re at Chipotle or Yogurtini, you have an entire buffet-style line of ingredients and toppings to select from while customizing your order. When it’s time to buy a new car, you probably go to a car lot that’s full…
How the Bible Changes When You Know the Author
How the Bible Changes When You Know the Author I joined a book club for the first time a couple years ago. Have you ever participated in one? This book club only meets via Instagram live, so it’s not very intimate, but the cool thing about it is that each book club “meeting” includes a…
What I Learned From the “Boring” Parts of the Bible
What I Learned From the “Boring” Parts of the Bible For anybody who’s completed (or attempted?) a “read the entire Bible in a year” plan, you’ve surely encountered some of those chapters in Scripture that could be categorized as boring. You know which ones I’m talking about… The genealogies, the lists of locations, routes the…