AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Bible
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Adding to My Learning
Going back to the theme of this blog, you might guess that this is a proverb of importance to me. I understand the importance of learning and I have a strong drive to always be learning something new. But there’s a part of this verse that has always been very hard for me. See below…
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Taking Advantage of Opportunities to Do Good
For my 31st birthday, I decided to write down 31 of my favorite proverbs, or wise sayings from the Bible that I had been studying. This year, I am hoping to take a deeper dive into each of them and share some thoughts on them with you here. The picture above is from a Mission…
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No Fear
Remember that clothing brand that was popular in the ’90s: No Fear. That’s what came to mind as I read through this proverb — and I think it works as a slogan or mantra for life in Christ. It’s easier said than done, though, isn’t it? How easy is it for us to fixate on…
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Lessons from Gollum: The Paths of Ill-Gotten Gain
For my 31st birthday, I decided to write down 31 of my favorite proverbs, or wise sayings from the Bible that I had been studying. This year, I am hoping to take a deeper dive into each of them and share some thoughts on them with you here. The first proverb I listed was this:…
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The Christmas Light
I love Christmas time. I love the decorations: trees, lights, poinsettias, wreaths; the sounds: bells, Christmas music, joyful commotion at family gatherings; the smells — fresh pine, peppermint and cloves — mmm, so good! I love how so many people take the time to place some extra emphasis on joy and giving during this season.…
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Wisdom to Live By – 31 Proverbs for 31 Years
31! Starting to look my age? Last year I did a blog post for my 30th birthday with 30 life lessons that I’d learned through life thus far. This year, for 31, I wanted to share a collection of wise sayings, or proverbs, that I’ve been studying. Proverbs are like little nuggets of wisdom, and…
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Is Jesus a Pushover?
This blog post was inspired by a conversation with my mom a while back. She was faced with a situation where someone she didn’t know was being incredibly rude to her. She decided to “turn the other cheek” and repay the person with a friendly reply. Later on, of course, she thinks of all of…
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What Does Faith Look Like?
A while back I posted about trying to memorize the book of James from the Bible. I’m still chugging along, with several others, but I must say that getting through chapter 2 was much more difficult than chapter 1, for whatever reason. You can view my post of James 1 in Photos here. As we…
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James: Chapter 1 – In Photos
Several weeks ago, I jumped on board a challenge to memorize the entire book of James in the Bible, throughout the course of the year. This week’s memorization wraps up chapter one. I have it down pretty well, though I’ll still stumble a bit through a couple parts. I thought about recording myself on video,…
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Just James – Scripture Memorization Challenge
My first attempt at writing out James 1:1-11 from memory. Writing aids with memory! This past week, I discovered that a couple of friends had committed themselves to trying to memorize the book of James over the course of a year. This piqued my interest for a couple of reasons. Through my women’s bible study…
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