Five Steps to Leading a Bible Study The smell of the China hit me like a ton of bricks as I walked into the Asian market down the street from our local library. It was not the smell of fog, as the media would like you to believe. China smell is a mixture of spices unknown to my American brain, or taste buds for that matter. It hints of cinnamon with curry and something else. The China air is full…
How to Live an Unseen Life “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High..” Psalm 91:1 When I read about those “secret” places, I thought my friend Stephanie. My mother used to babysit Stephanie when her and her sister were little. They would spend their summer days at our house. We would play Barbies and paper dolls. Remember the cut-out paper dolls? Hours were spent outside swimming in a small pool on the patio or swinging on…
How to Host Your Own Bible Study Many years have passed since I first opened my home to a group of women to study the Bible. For the next few posts I’d like to share a series on hosting and leading a Bible study in your home. When we host and lead a Bible study we wear two hats. For this first post, I’d like to share how to host a Bible study. Whether you are doing the teaching or…
How to Live Life Well Many days I start out my upstairs window in my bedroom and watch the cars pass by. In that moment I am most likely, in the middle of the afternoon, folding clothes or ironing. I watch the cars drive up our street, over the hill, and on to more important things, I’m sure. Living life well is a nice phrase and all, but when I’m a mother of five with responsibilities and house, where do…