By Sheryl Murray 2019 New Year’s Resolutions/ Goals for the New Year . . . Hmm . . . As I examined my annual Christmas letter and perused through those of my friends, I realized that most of the content concerned Doing: we went here, we did this, we accomplished that--giving the impression that our …
Smooth Road?
I’ve been digging into passages about our life with God as a journey. One word in particular has me puzzled, perplexed and downright uptight. I wonder at the use of the word SMOOTH to describe the righteous road. I began my dig in Isaiah 26 and found this in verse 7: The path of the …
Equipped for Prayer
Today we’ll examine the final pillar in our Equip Her bible studies, Prayer. Our throwback post is an excerpt from a talk given by Katie Kafka, our Prayer Team coordinator, in February of 2017. I must admit. I am always very humbled by all aspects of prayer. When I speak about prayer, there is always …
Equipped to Worship
Each Equip Her bible study begins with a time of corporate worship. Sometimes that time includes music; often, it does not. Our throwback post today comes from our Equip Her team leader, Shereen Schwaninger, in a post that first ran September of 2014. Listen to her thoughts on true worship. Equipping you to worship is a tenet …
Equipped by the Word
I had someone ask me the other day what our Equip Her bible studies were like, so I thought I’d try to answer that with a series of throwback blog posts that focus on the three pillars in each of our studies: bible study, worship and prayer. Today’s post first ran in February of 2013. …
Humbled and Learning
By Jeanne Johnson This last semester of Equip Her I attended the class, “The Daniel Prayer,” a study written by Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz. As I was praying about this blog, I clearly heard God speak. And, well, can I be real transparent? What God revealed to me hurt. I was sad, humbled …
Finding Abundance in Obedience
By Annie Rohde For me, God is almost always nudging me to obedience. In scriptures, worship, and devotionals, the Holy Spirit is always illuminating reminders for me to obey. So, it comes as no surprise to me that in the MUMs study of Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer, I would hear a …
Desperate for God
In Selah this Winter/Spring, we did a Bible study called Honest to God: Learning from the Psalms. The Psalms are my FAVORITE. I love the examples of prayer and praise, and seeing all the different ways the Psalms express the heart of God's people. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O …
Living in Expectancy
As I stepped into 2016, a familiar verse caught my attention again in a new translation. Perhaps you’ve read it recently too . . . Isaiah 43:19 (New Living Translation) For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the …
“Make yourselves at home . . .”
We stepped forward into a new year of Bible Studies with our Tuesday Morning group this week. Women representing every decade of life and experience filled the coffee house, sharing great food, lively conversation and uplifting music. Imagine yourself sitting among us as I shared these words: “Make yourselves at home . . .” That’s our …
