Three Places You Can Start Reading the Bible – TODAY Sometimes starting is the hardest part. When I wanted to run a 5k a few years ago, I started out by walking. It seemed counterintuitive to start running by walking. But I needed to warm up to a 5k. I did that by walking. Then I began walking and running intervals. Just a few minutes here and a few minutes there. After just six weeks I was running for twenty…
How To Be Ready for The New Year Do you dread January? January seems to get us all excited for resolutions, goals, dreams, planning, and new beginnings. I’m all for fresh starts, but sometimes I just don’t know where to start? Do you ever feel this way? I want to change (oh how I want to change), but how? I know I need to eat better and move more, but how I can implement a plan I know will work?…
2017 is coming fast! If you are like me, you struggle with reading your Bible. I sometimes just want to read Scritpure (which is different than studying). But where do I start? About ten years ago I had a trusted friend share with me her secret Bible reading plan. I’ve been using it ever since. It is my go-to if I don’t have a ton of time to study God’s word for 15-20 minutes. I love the idea of NOT having…
Friend, let me encourage your heart today. It is ok to sit in darkness. If you are reading my Advent reading plan, on Dec. 13 you read Micah 7:8: “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.” I’ve always loved that verse because it acknowledges the darkness. Sometimes we Christians like to offer platitudes to cover over the fact we sometimes find…