Can you believe the first month of the year is already gone? What?! If time really does fly when you’re having fun, I must be having a LOT of fun! As promised, here are musings from my first month of sitting with the word grace. If you’re just joining in and don’t have a clue […]
Exploring Specific Rhythms
Find out more about specific rhythms, the specific benefits of each one and practical ways to incorporate them into your life.
My Word for 2018
Grace is a word I’ve heard a lot. I grew up in the church. Memorized verses in AWANA that talked about grace. Have used it in conversations. But this year I’m beginning to think that my understanding of the word is a somewhat superficial understanding. I’m not sure that I really know how to live […]
Say No to New Year’s Resolutions & Yes to One Word for One Year
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my love/hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. (You can read it here if you haven’t already.) There is value to goals and resolutions but they can easily become taskmasters or lead to self-reliance. If you love them and find they lead you to God to bring about needed […]
My Word for 2017
Delight means to experience joy, take pleasure in or find satisfaction in Some of its synonyms are relish enjoy savor I didn’t have any great epiphanies when I first looked up those definitions and synonyms. But when I started substituting them for the word delight in Scripture? Wow! For example, think about this verse you’ve […]
Why I Chose One Word for One Year in 2017
I have a love/hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. I love setting goals and making plans to achieve them. I hate when real life happens and they disappear into nothing. I think I’m more in love with the allure of fresh beginnings and the IDEA of what change could bring than I am anything else. […]
How Can I Practice Biblical Meditation?
Well, we made it to the practical part! If you’ve landed here first, you might want to read the earlier posts in the series Practice Biblical Meditation & Quiet the Noise in Your Mind Practice Biblical Meditation & Calm the Chaos in Your Soul Biblical Meditation & A Prophet Who Needed It Are you ready […]
Biblical Meditation & A Prophet Who Needed It
Look Back to Part 1 Your mind never stops working. Talk about exhausting! But you need something more than just a mental diversion to quiet its noise. You need to think long and deeply about the truths of Scripture in the context of what is actually happening in your life. When you practice biblical meditation […]
Practice Biblical Meditation & Calm the Chaos in Your Soul
Look Back to Part 1 Your mind never stops working. Talk about exhausting! But you need something more than just a mental diversion to quiet its noise. You need to think long and deeply about the truths of Scripture in the context of what is actually happening in your life. When you practice biblical meditation […]
Practice Biblical Meditation & Quiet the Noise in Your Mind
Take 1 minute and write down everything that’s filled your mind today. No, really, do it! To-do list items, random passing thoughts, decisions that have to be made, obstacles to overcome, relationships that need work, heartaches weighing you down, anything at all that you thought about. (Just make sure you set a timer or you […]