Have you ever come across a bible passage that hit you hard – in a bad way? Not in the kind of way that makes you want to repent be more free and holy but in a way that makes you suspicious of God, hate yourself, and want to close the book? This Ash Wednesday … More What to do When Scripture Sounds Awful
Playing with Color is Fun I love to mark up my bible when I read. It reminds me of the cozy feeling I had as a kid, sitting with friends, ogling over each others coloring sheets. Or squishing my hands into finger paint and sliding them all around the paper. When I color, I am … More Studying the Bible with Colored Pencils and iPads
When I was an undergrad in Religious Studies, my eyes just about popped out of my head when under the Christmas tree, I beheld, A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture that my parents had tracked down from a Cloistered library which was permanently closing its doors. At the time, to get background, perspective and themes … More #BibleProject – An Easy Bible Background GoTo
Peaceful sunny days at the park, encircled by the threat of a deadly illness, social ostracizing and violent and systemic injustices. What a weird time, eh? By faith, I believe that Christ is with us here in the chaos. He’s here in the sometimes comfortable, wonderful chaos and in the darkness of pain and confusion. … More Christ in the Crisis – a summertime bible study
Did you watch a lot of movies this covid quarantine? I sure did. My whole family and I love movies. Maybe it is a left-over comfort from childhood when my mom or dad would read me a story before bed. We all love to get lost in a story. I think we are wired that … More God’s Story is Your Story
Super relaxing. Gentle encouragement. Christ focused. I’ve been enjoying this app called “Pray As You Go” as I commute to work or on a quick jaunt to the grocery store. Its a 15 minute meditation on some bible readings. The readers (British Jesuits) usually have cool accents and they feature music from all over the … More Pray as you go
“May the word of God dwell in you richly.” – Col 3:16 Oh, how I long for my kids to experience this! I know that they can be “transformed by the renewing of their minds” and touched deeply by the “living and active word.” But the Words of Scripture first need to enter into their … More Weekly Bible Verses
A little while ago, my family of 6 studied one of the Psalms while eating a nice pancake breakfast. We didn’t fight. It wasn’t awkward. I didn’t preach. I wasn’t pulling teeth. It worked. Was it the fresh strawberries? The fact that my husband made the pancakes extra fluffy? Or maybe it was a good … More Simple Scripture Study – with syrup and kids
