Eight Reasons We Give Up On Bible Reading How do we stay consistent in our BIble reading throughout the year? We are all ready to go with the New Year and the new resolutions. But then February and maybe March rolls around and suddenly we feel stuck again. How do we keep going, when we’ve messed up? Sometimes it is helpful to examine why we might give up in our Bible reading before the year is out. So, I’ve come…
Digging Deeper: Exploring the Importance of Understanding Biblical History To really gain the true richness and depth of the Bible, it is so important to study and learn its historical context. By reading and studying the time, culture, and events surrounding the Scriptures, we gain a lot of insight that will enhance our understanding of God’s Word. In this blog post, we will discover several reasons why understanding Biblical history is important. This can also be called “historical context” because…
Three Promises for Your Bible Study Journey I thought I would be further along than this….. That thought entered my mind recently. I felt so stuck in a spiritual area of my life. I’ve been saved for thirty years and I didn’t see any progress. I felt defeated and stuck. Then I picked up God’s word and read words about sowing and reaping. I realized God was bringing fruit, but maybe I didn’t see it yet. The words, “Don’t grow…
How to Study the Bible Without a Bible Degree Do you need a Bible degree to study the Bible? The answer is: NO There was a day, long ago, I felt I needed a Bible degree to understand the Bible. Every pastor, preacher, and evangelist I had met had a Bible degree. In my mid-twenties I went back to college. In the middle of having babies, taking care of my house, and six years of online classes, I received a…