Unicorns and Girdles in the Bible By Beth Demme Did you know that Bible translators may have invented the unicorn? Learning tidbits like this has made the Bible, and Bible study, more manageable and meaningful to me; I hope it does the same for you. The King James Version uses the word unicorn nine times, all in the Old Testament. …
Bible 100 Lenten Edition Summary 5
Bible 100 Lenten Edition Summary 5 This Lent we are learning the Bible, Bible 100 style. In other words, we’re developing an overview of the entire collection of 66 books. Here’s a summary of what we covered this week. If any of this sparks your curiosity, I hope you will watch the short videos I recorded through Facebook Live. Of …
Bible 100 Lenten Edition Summary 4
Bible 100 Lenten Edition Summary 4 This Lent we are learning the Bible, Bible 100 style. In other words, we’re developing an overview of the entire collection of 66 books. Here’s a summary of what we covered this week. If any of this sparks your curiosity, I hope you will watch the short videos I recorded through Facebook Live. Of course, you can …
Bible 100 Lenten Edition Summary 2
This Lent we are learning the Bible, Bible 100 style. In other words, we’re developing an overview of the entire collection of 66 books. Here’s a summary of what we covered this week. If any of this sparks your curiosity, I hope you will watch the short videos I recorded through Facebook Live. Of course, you can always turn to the Bible to …
Looking For God In All The Wrong Places
By Beth Demme Epiphany is more than a sudden inspiration; it’s a season on the church calendar! Epiphany is when we celebrate the arrival of the Wise Men as described in Matthew 2:1-12. Epiphany conjures up an image of three robed men riding camels through the desert at night, following the light of the brightest star in the sky. As with …
What’s In Your Bible? Probably Not the Apocrypha
What’s in Your Bible? Probably Not the Apocrypha By Beth Demme For the last few weeks, we’ve been looking at “What’s In Your Bible?” When I looked to see what was in my Bible, I found questions and notes leading to questions. I think questions are good stuff! I can’t imagine reading the Bible without questions popping up. In addition …
What’s In Your Bible? Questions or Answers?
What’s In Your Bible? Questions or Answers? By Beth Demme What do you see when you flip through the pages of your Bible? Do you see highlights? Notes? Randomly placed bookmarks? I invited you to send in photos of your Bibles so I could see, What’s In Your Bible? Your photos taught me a lot. Bibles that are written in and marked …
What’s In Your Bible: Make It Messy
What’s In Your Bible? Go Ahead, Make A Mess in Your Bible By Beth Demme Do you remember when you were in school and you first started using highlighters? At first, it was hard to know what to highlight, right? Eventually, you learned to be judicious and careful with your highlighter. You learned to highlight the snippets that would be meaningful …
What’s In Your Bible: Making the Bible Personal
What’s In Your Bible: Making the Bible Personal By Beth Demme Actors hired by Capital One ask, “What’s In Your Wallet?” We’re rephrasing the question to ask, “What’s In Your Bible?” (Click here to read, What’s In Your Bible? Maybe Your Family History.) Are there changes in your Bible? Have you modified it? Would you like to? Don’t faint. I’m not …
What’s In Your Bible? Maybe Your Family History
What’s In Your Bible? Maybe Your Family History By Beth Demme In an ad campaign by Capital One, stars from Jennifer Garner and Alec Baldwin to Samuel L. Jackson have asked, “What’s in your wallet?” I guess they would be pretty disappointed by my wallet. My husband and I decided a long time ago to avoid credit cards as if …
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