This year I’ve decided to take the discipline of contemplation a little bit more seriously. To do that, I’ll be slowing down at the end of each month to reflect – to look back at what I learned in the last 30ish days as a means of sealing them in. As I do, I’ll be linking up with Emily P…. Read More
Archives for March 2016
Week 1: How do you study the Bible?
How confident are you at opening the Bible and studying it for yourself? If you’re like most people, you’re not as confident as you’d like to be. I think it’s safe to say that a majority of believing women don’t know how to study the Bible on their own. We depend on our preachers and teachers to do the heavy… Read More
How do you study the Bible?
Every time I pull into the parking of a speaking engagement, I breathe a silent prayer. “God, let there be something here for me too.” Maybe it’s selfish for me to pray this way. I don’t know. But my longing for more of Jesus doesn’t stop when the person at the microphone is me. I go to pour out, of course, but… Read More
Present Tense Jesus
It’s Spring Break around here – one of my favorite weeks of the year. I love it when all my people are home for one full week of togetherness. Actually, we all like being home with a blank white canvas of time before us. Here’s what I’m chewing on right now … I believe in the present tense of Jesus…. Read More
Because she’s a teenager now {13 Scripture Challenge}
Last week, my Big turned 13. The teenage years are officially upon us. So, in true Carrie fashion, two days before her big day, I decided that I wanted to come up with something special to ring in her teen years. Each year that we walk into new territory of parenting, I find myself digging in a little bit more…. Read More