In reading through 2 Timothy, I’m struck by how many times and different ways Paul expresses the need for Timothy to maintain the purity of the gospel, exhorting him to hold fast to the truth. There is an urgency to his words, knowing that his days of ministry are nearly over. Listen to the many …
Tag: Word of God
Are You In Your Right Mind?
Luke 8:35 – The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from who the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened. The word used in this verse for “right mind” is …
Tips & Tools: How I Memorize Scripture
Psalm 119:11 – Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. A few years ago, I was blessed to be inspired to start memorizing scripture again. Originally, I began by memorizing while walking. A Beth Moore study challenged us to memorize James 1. So, I took that challenge …
Bible Study Tools: Help or Hindrance?
Tools can be important when you have a job to do, but they can also be a hindrance. I remember (vaguely) studying about the Industrial Revolution in school. In the late 1700’s, manufacturing was done in homes, by hand. Generations of families passed down the secrets of their trade, and they made their living by …
Open Eyes
Last week I was struggling to create an E-pub document that would be acceptable to a publishing company. I would upload my file, and wait while it went through a verification process, only to be rewarded with a full screen of document errors. This happened several times. The frustrating part was not that my document …
