The Only Way To Know Christ Knowledge is everything. Knowledge is power. Knowledge is only important if you know the right things. One of my favorite newer songs we sing in church is “Knowing Christ.” It was taken from Philippians 4:10. The entire passage says: But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom…
Best Tips and Practices for Bible Study I met one of my soul sisters in a closet. That’s right. A real closet in an elementary school we both taught at almost ten years ago. We call ourselves the “soul sisters.” I know. Not super original and very cheesy – but you see, my group of girls are all both super normal and super cheesy. We love each other. It all started over six years ago. I was feeling very alone in…
How to Praise God When We Don’t Feel Like It When I was a little girl, our church joined two other churches in the area for a revival. Each night of the week we would gather at one of the churches for a service. The first night was at our sweet little white church. The next night we drove a few miles to the brick church next to the river. It was tall, and stately. All three choirs joined together…
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…