Musings
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January Scripture Writing Challenge Winner
In December, I challenged ladies to join me in writing Scripture daily. If I could convince five ladies to try it, the challenge would be a success. Eleven ladies joined me in a monthly challenge. Ten of those women completed Scripture writing for each day in January. We focused on verses from each chapter of
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Ways to Cultivate or “Work” Your Word of the Year
From an agrarian point of view, cultivating is all about preparing and working the soil. Once the plants begin to grow, much work still needs to be done. Spiritually, cultivating has the same principle. There are things that must be done to cultivate our relationship with the Lord and strengthen our spiritual muscles. Some ground
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7 Ways to Renew Your Mind
What does it mean to renew your mind? How is it done? Why do we do it? According to AI, renewing your mind is to: “consistently engage with Scripture (reading, studying, memorizing, meditating), pray, guard your inputs from negativity, replace lies with truth, practice gratitude, learn new skills, get physical exercise, spend time in nature,
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Seven Benefits of Writing Scripture
As a teacher, I often had my students copy notes into their own notebooks. The practice had many benefits other than keeping them busy. While typing can be done faster than writing, it does not have the benefits that handwriting does. As we get older, the more we can engage our brains, the better off
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Cultivate–What Does Cultivate Have to do With Our Faith?
Cultivate is my Word of the Year for 2026. The word cultivate may seem like an odd choice for someone who doesn’t do any yard work. I can barely keep plants alive inside or out. Did you know you have to water plants and flowers or they die? I typically wait until the spring flowers
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Gifts Are a Blessing
The celebration is over. The presents are opened; the boxes are empty; and we are stuffed. I am blessed to have a family that has little or no drama. Family gatherings are always a blessing. I know that is not the same for all families. Most of us have had experiences of giving and receiving
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Scripture Writing Challenge Starts January 1, 2026
We start our Scripture Writing Challenge tomorrow. If you need the details of the challenge, read article here. Comment below if you are joining us so I can make you a place to post your pictures of your Scripture Writing. All entries will be posted in a Facebook group. Click here to join the Facebook
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Roman’s Road to Salvation
Let’s take a road trip through the book of Romans. Roman’s Road is a concise way to show our need for salvation using just the book of Romans. I have seen many versions of this concept and the verses are not always in the same order, but I am not sure the order matters as
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas. I am not writing a full article this week. I am taking a week to focus on the projects that I will be working on for 2026 as well as taking some down time to enjoy Christmas.
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Who’s Ready to Join me for a Challenge?
January is often associated with new goals so I want to challenge you to do something new in 2026. Let’s set a goal for 2026 to read and write verses from every book of the New Testament. For the 31 days in January, I want to challenge you to write out specific verses and keep