Browsing Category: James

Think back to your last bad decision. Hopefully way back. Notice I’m assuming that you did indeed make a bad decision. We all do. But since we are life-long learners around here, let’s go ahead and ask the question … How can we improve our decision making?

My readers are the best – you always have ingenious suggestions for new verses for me to hand-letter and study. Verses I would have never picked without your nudge. Take today’s verse for example. This was not on my radar. But I like to let God guide what I study – sometimes through your suggestions. So this one’s ALL on you {grin} …

Once a quarter, I look forward to reading Emily Freeman’s “What We Learned” series. I am fascinated with the premise not only because I like to learn (especially from the Bible – as you have probably figured out by now) but because it makes me sit back and take stock. So – you guessed it – I am joining in! And I hope you will learn something new from me today. Life-long learning here we come! In no particular order, here are 7 completely random things I learned this winter …

In Christian circles, you will most likely hear the terms quiet time and daily devotions used interchangeably. I personally like to use the term quiet time – because that’s how I like it to be – quiet. So are quiet and rest the main reasons to have quiet time with God? Those are wonderful – don’t get me wrong – but I think there’s a more important reason. And it may not be what you think …

Once a quarter, I look forward to the “What I Learned” series. I am fascinated with the premise not only because I like to learn (especially from the Bible – as you have probably figured out by now) but because it makes me sit back and take stock. So – you guessed it – I am joining in! And I hope you will learn something new from me today. Life-long learning here we come! Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are 7 “good” (and completely random) things I learned this fall …