I usually read nonfiction books very slowly, about a chapter a day. Not so with In Bloom* by Kayla Aimee! I sat down one evening, expecting to just read a chapter. Three hours later I got back up, surprised to see that I had read half the book in one sitting! It’s just that good! This post includes affiliate links. You can see my disclosure page here; thanks for your support! What’s In Bloom About? In Bloom tackles insecurities but in a different way… Read more »
Memorizing Bible verses is very important. There are times when we will need to reference a Bible verse, but may not have a Bible or our Bible apps on us. So, by memorizing verses we ensure that we will have God’s word in our hearts so we can refer to it as needed. Sometimes we think that memorizing Bible verses is hard- but this doesn’t have to be the case! I heard it once said, “If you can memorize song… Read more »
Is your personal Bible study time dull and boring, or exciting and delightful? Either way, today I’m sharing how you can make your quiet time more colorful… and how colored pencils revolutionized my Bible study routine. Before I dive into that, though, here’s a little backstory: At the beginning of July, I decided I would read the book of Luke. I started off reading a chapter a day because that’s what I had been doing the previous month when I… Read more »
I remember the very first time I laid eyes on a journaling Bible. It was my senior year of high school, and one of my friends received one as a present. She brought it to Bible class and all the girls ooh-ed and ah-ed over the gorgeous floral cover. Then she opened it and showed us how there were lines on the inside she could use to take notes. It felt weird, being jealous of a Bible. Seemed paradoxical or… Read more »
In October 2015, I attended an interest meeting at my university for a mission trip to the U.K. I left the meeting and immediately called my dad. “Sooo I’m supposed to go to England,” I said. I filled out an application and then began to attend training meetings starting in January. Learning more about England and the spiritual darkness there stirred my heart. I couldn’t wait to go! In late February, we were assigned our teams. Three people on my… Read more »
Whenever the question “Who would like to pray for us?” is asked, I always shift uncomfortably. My mind races a million miles per second. Say you will, Kara! Be brave! Volunteer! Why won’t my mouth move to say “yes”? Come on, I can do this… But it’s not just me shifting uncomfortably. As I look around the circle, others are avoiding eye contact with the leader too. No one wants to pray! And at that point the leader says, “Alright, I… Read more »
At various times in my life I tried to use a prayer journal. I would either write out my prayers like letters to God or I would make bullet lists of people/ situations for which to pray. Neither of these methods worked for very long. I realized back in September that I needed a prayer journal that I could be creative with. One that wouldn’t look the same on every page. One that I could record what I was learning… Read more »
Prefer watching videos instead of reading? View the video version of this post on YouTube: I’m just going to say it: Prayer can be boring sometimes. *Gasps* I know I shouldn’t feel that way. Prayer should be this amazing time of communication between us and God.. but sometimes it’s just a little dry. I want to spice up my prayer life. I don’t think God wants prayer to be something we dread doing. Prayer is our way of communicating with… Read more »
This post includes affiliate links. You can see my disclosure page here; thanks for your support! When I was around five, my best friend’s family moved hours away from me. I was devastated and didn’t understand why she had to move. Thankfully, our mothers were determined that we would stay in contact. With their help, we began writing letters to each other. Soon, we were able to write the letters ourselves. Now I have shoe boxes filled with these letters from… Read more »
The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray. -Samuel Chadwick A while back I shared in a post about my experience learning about prayer whilst I was in England. {You can read that post here.} Since then, I’ve been thinking about prayer a lot and wanting to learn more about… Read more »
