My Yearly Bible Journal

I've learned the most about trust by finding God's comfort in heartache.  But I've also learned about trust by being wowed by circumstances that have no other explanation but that God orchestrated them.  Today's passages point out other ways we can learn to trust:  1 Chronicles 7-8, Acts 27:1-17, Psalm 7, Proverbs 18:22. Click here for the written post of today's episode. ...

On a day when I couldn't get my bearings, my Bible gave me the words I needed to bear up.  They reminded me who is intimately, sovereignly, and lovingly there for me:  1 Chronicles 3-4, Acts 24, Psalm 4, Proverbs 18:18-19. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

I was tempted to settle a score tit-for-tat, but the mercy I read about in today's passages melted me instead.  See what you think of it. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

That nagging sense of not measuring up, of not pleasing others, of not being the person you want to be yet...  All of these can reach up and pull me under, but today's passages tell me I don't have to go there:  2 Kings 19, Acts 21:1-26, Psalm 149, Proverbs 18:8-9. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for...

There are everyday sorts of marvels that move you, but then there are the show-stopping kind that leave you breathless with wonder.  Today's passages contain the kind that left me gasping--2 Kings 14-15,  Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Love and joy, prosperity and peace, thriving and meaning.  How the good life plays out in detail for each of us might look different, but the basic ingredients are the same. Today's passages give us a few got-to's for how to get in on it.  Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Read...

In today's episode, I tell a true-life story in which I clearly failed to exhibit all 3 of the signs I write about.  Knowing what the signs are and finding them popping up in your life are both important--but aren’t necessarily a package deal.  See what you think of 2 Kings 6-7, Acts 16:1-15, Psalm 142, and Proverbs 17:23-24. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads...

It's tempting to ignore the wake up calls that come, but doing so can land you in the ditch.  I've been there, and I don't want to go back, so I'm paying close attention to today's passages:  1 Kings 22, Acts 13:13-43, Psalm 138, Proverbs 17:15-16. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for th...

I've struggled to relate to God as my friend.  it's easier to think of him as The Exalted King or The Kind Father.  Friend has been harder, but today's passages show me a side of him I didn't know before:  1 Kings 20-21, Acts 13:1-12, Psalm 137, Proverbs 17:14. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here...

Just yesterday, I was profoundly moved by what I read in the Bible, and today, I can't grab hold of it to believe it.  I have to start over again.  Today's passages help me get over the shame of it:  1 Kings 19, Acts 12, Psalm 136, Proverbs 17:12-13. Click here for the written post of today's episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearl...

What does a strong and vibrant faith in God look like?  Today's passages give some insight, and the news surprises me:  1 Kings 18, Acts 11, Psalms 135, Proverbs 17:10-11.  Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

At this time of year, the lure of a fuller life calls from every friend's exotic vacation story. Because who doesn't want a bigger, better life?  And one lived in another place can sure sound enticing.  But you can have a fuller life without leaving your hometown.  Today's passages tell how:  1 Kings 16-17, Acts 10:23-48, Psalm 134, Proverbs 17:9. Click here for the written post of...

The joy of heaven isn't waiting for us for  "one day."  It's waiting for us for today .  These passages say 3 ways we can find it:  1 Kings 8, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 129, Proverbs 17:1-2. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Sometimes we need to get off a rocky path and find smoother terrain, but there are other times when we find the rocks to be wisely placed by the God who wants to draw us close and grow us, as I learned from today's passages:  1 Kings 5-6, Acts 7, Psalm 127, Proverbs 16:29-30. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here...

Now that I'm in the home stretch, I'm all ears when it comes to hearing how to finish my life well.  Today's passages tell me what I didn't already know--that it takes depending, not going it alone:  1 Kings 3-4, Acts 6, Psalm 126, Proverbs 16:27-28. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the F...

I can feel overwhelmed by all the good causes that need help, from my grandkids to our nation to this planet we live on.  It helped me today to read whose job it is to save--and whose it isn't--in 1 Kings 2, Acts 5, Psalm 125, and Proverbs 16:25-26.   Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bib...

There's only one way I know of to stay in relationship with others, and it's by taking hold of the superpower that's available to everyone who wants it.  Today's passages are all about it:  2 Samuel 19, John 21, Psalm 120, Proverbs 16:15-16. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearl...

Another night, and I'm up and fighting off panic.  But grabbing my Bible and reading these passages felt like turning on a light in the dark--so comforting, that I wound up in sound sleep afterwards:  2 Samuel 17, John 19:20-42, Psalm 119:129-152, Proverbs 16:11-12. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the...

How would it feel to listen to the news and hear nothing but what's inspiring, heart pumping, life-giving?  This is what I found in the passages today--news that is nothing but true and all good:  2 Samuel 14, John 18, Psalm 119:97-112, Proverbs 16:7-8. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly B...

I was awakened in the wee hours with problems I can't solve, but just before I began to panic, I thought to praise.  More praises from these passages filled up the rest of my day.  2 Samuel 11-12, John 16, Psalm 119:65-80, Proverbs 16:3-4. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading P...

What makes life exciting varies from person to person, but I think we'd all agree that what I found in these passages is exciting enough for anybody.  See what you think of 2 Samuel 9-10, John 15, Psalm 119:49-64, Proverbs 16:1-2.  See if you agree: Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible...

I'm disappointed when I find out about another celebrity or politician, who turns out to be rotten.  I'm disappointed when I find rottenness in myself, too.  I'm longing for a real hero to show up.  Today's passages tell me where I can find one:  2 Samuel 1-2, John 12, Psalm 118, Proverbs 15:26-27. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible jou...

Having healthy relationships and a healthy mind can be difficult areas to navigate, but the tips in today's passages work like shortcuts to your destination:  1 Samuel 29-31, John 11:45-57, Psalm 117, Proverbs 15:24-25. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

It isn't intuitive to depend on others rather than get a job done myself.  But dependent trust is exactly what God wants from me, as I see in today's passages--1 Samuel 26-28, John 11:1-44, Psalm 116, Proverbs 15:22-23. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Even the best intentions to turn over a new leaf and live a new life languish and let us down.  If the power's not in us, where do we find it?  Today's passages tell us:  1 Samuel 24-25, John 10:22-42, Psalm 115, Proverbs 15:20-21. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan...