Tag Archives: Bible study

Good Reason for Study

“The Bible will keep you from sin,   or sin will keep you from the Bible.” Dwight L. Moody, 1837-1899 (this guy was so good at Bible study, the school he stated has been teaching the Bible for 130 years) … Continue reading

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Fix ‘Em

Can you tell the plot of every episode of your favorite TV show, but not the story behind Exodus? Do you know the words to dozens of songs, but no Psalms? Do you know the government regulations for your job, … Continue reading

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Your Best Labor

    How do you feel about Bible study?   Love it! I’m good in a group; solo, not so much I hate anything that involves study God calls us to work hard at Bible study: 2 Timothy 2:15 (ESV) … Continue reading

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And God Answers . . .

  Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?     Yep, I say that a lot Maybe I’m asking all wrong Maybe I’m not listening Or maybe I already have his answer. In my Bible. When I wasn’t sure how to … Continue reading

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Sit Up to the Table

I can choose to eat at my computer desk, or off a TV tray, or even at a table in the food court. Or I can let God feed me from the riches of his table.   I’m sorry, Lord … Continue reading

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Remember the Box

The diner served up more than I could eat. I carried the rest home in a box. That’s how it is with Sunday’s sermon. I bring some of it home in a doggie bag. Question is, do I eat it later? … Continue reading

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Better than Dessert

Last Saturday, we ate at a diner. Just inside the door was the dessert case: berry-topped cheesecake, lemon pie piled high with meringue, gooey chocolate cake, plate-sized cookies. “Maybe I should skip the meal and go straight to dessert,” I … Continue reading

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Soul Food

    The Bible – when do you study it?   Every day  Sunday service I’m in a regular study group Not often When I was a child, I ate at my mother’s table. The food was prepared by her … Continue reading

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Wisdom’s Shortcut

Me:    Lord God, the Bible is a big book. Isn’t there             some shortcut to wisdom–a TED talk, or             Cliff Notes or a Reader’s Digest condensed       … Continue reading

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Change Leaders

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