I hope you will be encouraged as much as I am by this guest post from my older and wiser friend, Rita Hopper. Memorizing Scripture is something I have long made excuses for not doing, and Rita’s tenacity and example in this area challenge me! I asked if she would put into words how she […]
This post contains affiliate links. We often boil Easter down to a Sunday school lesson on resurrection. It feels familiar and over simplified; it becomes redundant and we tune it out. Hymns bring artistic revival to the overly familiar. Paul says “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in […]
There are endless number of Bible study tools floating around the internet. Unfortunately, not all of them are equal when it comes to helpfulness or doctrinal soundness. When we all live busy lives full of, well, life, it is important to use our small opportunities in ways that have big impact. The tools below are […]
In my post 12 Habits to Cultivate a Meaningful Quiet Time, one of the tips for effective Bible study is to take note of repetition. As we read our Bibles it is important to ask why something is recurring, whether it is a name, a place, or an event. Repetition is used to highlight or […]