- Free Bible Study for Teen Girls Until 2/4/13
You can get my teen girl's Bible study free for your kindle reader today until 2/4/13! If you get it would you mind doing a review on Amazon for it? I would appreciate it! Either way enjoy this study!
- Some Lessons from Job on Worship
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When you are down and out what is your response? Where do you look for hope?
One response from one man that was filled with faith really astonishes me. I think it is something we can surely learn from. It is the inspired word of God. It was spoken by an unlikely source. However, God knew. God
- Evangelism Helps from Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Got this picture from just4kidsmagazine.com via google images picture search for Jesus and the Samaritan woman.
We are studying through the book of John together for our Bible curriculum this semester. As we read this account I was reminded of Jesus' actual humanity. He found himself tired and thirsty. Sometimes I think I error thinking Jesus was like the fish from Nemo, Dori, who "just kept
- Psalm 119 - Week 21
It is a new year and so many people want to get into a new reading plan of the Bible. That is always a good thing. His word is so rewarding and it would benefit everyone if people would just get in the habit of reading it and knowing it for themselves. Psalm 119 is a great passage to study to help you love His word more.
We have only two more looks at it until we are finished. I did not get
- Top Ten Read Posts of 2012 at Refresh My Soul
This was such a fun look back at 2012. Though incredibly hard, God has been there all along. We have seen him us the weak in strong ways, been humbled, and in awe of His mighty grace and mercy.
Here are the top ten:
1- Hope for Christians Struggling with Depression
This vulnerable post has really surprised me. It is by far the top post this year. It saddens my heart that many out there are
- Isaiah chapters 7-12, Hard Truths and Hope
The next section of chapters we will study in Isaiah are seven through twelve. These prophesies are sometimes hard to discern but they are still part of God's inspired word so we should be faithful to studying them.
Prophecy sometimes speaks of an immediate future, a near future or a distant future event taking place. Often phrases like, in that day or the day of the Lord are used to indicate
- Psalm 119- Week 20
I cannot believe we have almost made it through this long yet beautiful Psalm. I am thankful to you sticking through it with me. I have loved God's word even more as we have studied this together.
ר Resh
153 Look on my suffering and deliver me,
for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me;
preserve my life according to your promise.
155 Salvation is far from
- Isaiah Chapter 6 - An Amazing Redeemer, A Tough Calling
I love the sixth chapter of Isaiah. It is one of my favorites scenes in the Bible yet it is conflicted. It has a bittersweet tone to it. You must read it all. It is incredible really!
In the year King Uzziah dies...
The state of Israel was at an all time economic high. They were thriving in many ways. They were very prosperous in this time period. As with many nations when in a great and
- Psalm 119- Week 19
Qoph
145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
This is a cry of a man who does not keep the Lord's statutes out of obligation but instead out of love. Do you follow His word because of love or obligation? I have recently been pondering what does "with my whole heart" actually mean? Oh to engage with God in that way continually. What bliss!
146 I call
- Psalm 119 - Week 18
צ Tsadhe
137 You are righteous,Lord, and your laws are right.
Do you generally think this way? Do you believe God's ways are best or your own?
138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
God our Father is good. He has the best in mind for us so therefore we can fully trust His word. Do you trust Him? What are your struggling to trust Him with now?
139 My
- Psalm 119 week 17
I decided to continue on in our study of Psalm 119. I stopped it for the 30 day Sibling Challenge and never got back to it. So here we go! I do pray you are loving the word more than ever. I pray as we continue on we will love it even more so. May it be a very part of us like the air we breathe.
Pe129 Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.
Do you truly believe His words
- Isaiah 1-5, A Trial, Guilt, and Guilt Crushing Love
(Picture taken from Wikipedia)
The conversation with my daughter went like this; "Mom, does God yell at me?" I replied quizzically, "No, why?" She lamented, "Well, sometimes I hear yelling in my head to do something. I was wondering if that is how God talks to me." I strongly added, "Sweetheart, God absolutely does not yell. He will make things
- Isaiah - The Background
I cannot begin to tell you how wonderfully excited I am to get into this study of Isaiah! If you are following along here the back story is important information to understand. We need to know why Israel is in the place it is in the book of Isaiah. It is so important to understand this to appreciate the book of Isaiah. May we see God in ways we have not before. We will clearly see His frightful
- A Journey Through Isaiah
I am taking a personal journey through the book of Isaiah. I thought I will chronicle what I am learning and specific questions via blog. So you are more than welcome to join me in this. This will not be like the typical Bible studies I have done because I am doing this mostly because I believe God has lead me into it. And well, the blog is a place I can just let thoughts flow.
Though I do not
- The Danger of Taking Scripture out of Context
I was working at a children's home. I thought it had been a little long that the silence had lingered upstairs where the two boys were roomed. I walked up to the room to see what was going on and made it just in time.
Two sinks in their bathroom area were being filled with water. For what they had purposed I did not know? I soon found out that they were about to try to drown themselves. What!?
- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Thirty
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Nine
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- 30 Day Challenge - Day Twenty-Eight
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Seven
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Six
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Five
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Four
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Three
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-Two
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- 30 Day Sibling Challenge - Day Twenty-One
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Tony is a Systems and Operations Manager ( for a local University). He is the technical mind, by God's gifting, behind this website design. He has his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and MBA. Tony came to know Jesus in 1999 after living a life for several years of serving Him but realizing he didn't really know the One he was serving. He prayed to receive Christ and his life has changed ever since. Tony is a Bible teacher and leader in the Christian community. Tony enjoys gaming and web design. 
