For almost fifteen years I’ve written here on this blog. When I first started it was a way for me to write whatever was on my heart. At the time I was a new mother, had recently quit my job, and found myself taking online Bible classes through a university. Over the course of the first few years I realized that I loved talking about the Bible, reading the Bible, and studying the Bible. About ten years ago I decided…
Welcome to “Bible Notes!” Read more about this series here. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.” –Genesis 15:18 Cut to pieces. That was what God did on the cross, but before we fast forward to the end of the story, let’s go back. In Genesis 15 we read about a strange event. Abram has been promised…
I remember being a new mom and having naptime to myself. I sat on the couch as my newborn slept in his crib. The floor was covered with toys and blankets. The other side of the couch had a pile of clean laundry that needed to be folded. As I sat there, I tried to muster up enough strength to clean up. I just couldn’t. Instead, I opened my Bible. I didn’t know what I was doing, but I knew…
How to have hope again…. The darkness often seems too dark. In the middle of the winter months, especially here in the hills of Appalachia, my heart sometimes aches with the darkness all around. The nights have been especially cold as well, and for someone who battles seasonal depression each year it is hard to have hope. Have you ever felt like hope was a joke? Me too. But, you and I are not alone. Hope is not a joke…