I found myself asking whether I should move straight into the next study. We just wrapped up our In the Beginning series. But instead, I paused. Because there was something I couldn’t move past; something that felt too important to skip over. Prayer. It sounds simple....
For a long time, I read the Bible quickly. Not carelessly, but efficiently. I wanted to get through a passage, check the box, and walk away with something useful. That kind of reading can feel productive, especially when life is full and time feels limited. But I’ve...
Why I Keep Returning to the First Pages of Scripture My Bible study doesn’t happen in a rushed moment or a leftover pocket of time. It happens early, before the house wakes. I light a candle, make a pot of coffee, set out a mug for my husband before he heads to work,...
One of the most important shifts in my own Bible study came when I stopped reading verses in isolation. Not because the verses weren’t true, but because I began to realize how much meaning is shaped by what surrounds them. Scripture wasn’t written as disconnected...
Finishing God of Creation felt less like checking off a study and more like stepping back to see the whole picture. Genesis is familiar. I’ve heard the stories since childhood. Creation, the fall, the flood, genealogies I used to skim, and then Abraham. I thought I...
This discovery landed in my life at just the right time. Not because I was looking for it — but because I had just learned something that allowed me to actually understand why it mattered. We were homeschooling the kids and covering marine biology, specifically coral...
If I’m honest, I never imagined myself doing a word study. That phrase alone used to sound like something reserved for pastors, seminary students, or people with color-coded notebooks and theological degrees. Definitely not me — a wife, mom, and believer simply...
I’ve always loved the idea of reading my Bible with understanding… but if I’m honest, most of my life I didn’t really know how. I would open Scripture, read a few verses, and hope the meaning would jump out at me. Sometimes it did. Most of the time it didn’t. And for...
Over the past year, I’ve slowly gathered resources, studies, and discoveries that have helped me see the Bible with fresh clarity. One of the first things that truly opened my eyes to the world behind the text was a documentary from Expedition Bible exploring the...
