I have some friends who absolutely LOVE devotionals. (I can think of one person who is usually going through two or three at a time!) A devotional is a collection of “devotions” or short spiritual reflections, typically about the intersection of life and Scripture. Personally, I don’t gravitate towards them. I love Bible study, and I’ve seen some people pick…
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Our small groups this fall are doing an inductive Bible study that involves a lot of note-taking and marking things (think colors, symbols, notes) in your Bible. There are things I love to mark in my Bibles, but I didn’t really have a Bible with enough margin for what I wanted to do with this study, so I shopped around…
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Full disclosure here: I don’t read comic books. Or graphic novels. Don’t yell at me. If I’m looking through a newspaper, I enjoy the funnies as much as the next person. But I’m not really much of a visual consumer, and if I’m going to take in a story, I want as many words on the page as possible, unless…
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If I had one Bible… Okay, so I’m a Bible nerd and I have lots of Bibles. Study Bibles, regular Bibles, devotional Bibles, tiny Bibles, big giant Bibles, one-year Bibles, Bibles in all sorts of translations. But if I had to just have one Bible, it would be a good study Bible in a good translation. A good study Bible…
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Confession Time: Sometimes, my quiet time stinks. Yep. Pastor Joy struggles with quiet time sometimes. I forget, or I get drowsy, or I plan to do quiet time in the morning and then wake up late. Sometimes, I’m distracted. It’s a good thing God likes me anyways ;). But we all need to reset sometimes, no matter how much we…
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Y’all, it’s been far too long, but I finally got a blog post up! Yesterday I posted my review of the Simple Faith Bible over at realworldbiblestudy.com. To be honest I didn’t think I was going to like this one as much as I did! Be sure to check it out and enter the giveaway! #simplefaithbible #biblegatewaypartner #bookreviews #bible #biblereading #devotionalbible #jimmycarter #freebible #giveaway #promosimple
Not just rom-com. This book also hits some tough issues and these two pastors’ kids will tug on your heart. Read the review at realworldbiblestudy.com. #bookstagram #bookreviews #bookblogging #christianfiction #romanticcomedy #pastorskid with @celebratelit and @jessicakatewriting
Girl Pastors Game Night. Next one in Orange County - will you be there?
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3 questions More Than Words Can Say made me ask. Read my #bookreview and enter the #giveaway at Realworldbiblestudy.com. With @celebratelit. #bookreviews #historicalfiction #historicalromancenovel #christianromance
