A Reading Plan for Courage

And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak…

True Love Bible Reading Plan

True Love Bible Reading Plan Has love hurt you? It has me. Friends. My spouse. Family. Church members. Women. We’ve all be hurt by love. It is hard to know (and accept) true love. Can I give you a little hope? Therefore thus says the LORD: “If you turn, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me…..I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.” Jeremiah 15:19, 21…

Praying Through the Year

My mother has this obsession for succulent plants. It started with a trip to the Amish country and she saw all of the tiny plants in cut pots. When she came home from her trip, she set up a succulent garden in the back room of her house. It get the most light during the day. If you were to walk back to the narrow hallway, you will see them on the windowsill. She rarely waters them, but they still…

5 Ways to Keep Going in Your Bible Study

Five Ways to Keep Going in Your Bible Study For two summers I babysat my younger cousins who lived across town. They were nine and seven. I was around thirteen or fourteen. Their mom went to work at 7:30 each morning. So instead of my mom getting up early and dragging out my brother and sisters, I rode my bike across town each day. I relished the feeling of freedom, peddling on the backroads. I traveled the same roads each…