Need a Summer Reading Plan? Although summertime is often filled with late nights and slow mornings, I have decided to do something different this summer. Instead of sleeping in with the kids, I’ve decided to set my alarm a little earlier than normal. I put a special alarm on my phone to remind me to read my Bible. When routines are out of whack it is hard to keep on a schedule, so that is why I put an alarm…
Do It Anyway Just last month I wrote this in my journal: “I don’t feel like reading my Bible this morning. Nor do I feel like praying…Feelings overwhelm me at this moment. Feelings of justified anger. Frustration. Weariness with how we are being treated. I’m so tired of not having support.” Maybe you’ve thought about similar things in your life. Like what in the world is God doing and how can I move past those feelings? Can I let you…
How Do I Know What to Do? Been thinking a lot about our path in life. Where will it lead? What do we do when life seems uncertain? One thing I keep coming back to is this: Do what you know to do. Many people have said it this way, “Do the next right thing.” The question I have is this: how do you know what to do? The answer: We listen. One day after a particular hard night as…
Let’s Read the Bible – Judges The book of Judges reads like a circle. It begins with Israel committing idolatry, and worshiping other gods. Then God allows some sort of sorrow to plague the people. Sometimes He would cause neighboring armies to come in and raid. Other times there would be famines (which meant no rain or food). After suffering, the Israelites cry out to God. It says in Judges 2:18 that “The Lord was moved to pity by their…