One Minute Scripture Study: A Come Follow Me Podcast

Today we’re discussing the time I was part of the “bad kids” in school and how I eventually escaped with my life– but just barely.    Not really, but it’s still a pretty good story.    Listen in to find out what Joseph taught 7-year-old Kristen about 24/7 integrity.    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament...

Have you ever been falsely accused of something? There was one time that I was, and it was the most frustrating and heartbreaking situation to be in. What can we learn from Joseph’s example?    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/   And g...

Were Joseph’s brothers just the absolute worst for selling him into slavery?    Totally.  But things actually could have been a lot worse if it wasn’t for one of his big brothers standing up against the rest of them.    Listen in to find out who the semi-hero of the day is!   Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Tes...

Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Genesis 37-41!   Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/   And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS Hosted on...

Is there a story you’ve told about your life a million times?   Have you cast your sister as the evil witch of your childhood?  Or your 3rd grade teacher as the most wonderful person ever?    The stories we tell ourselves matter and today Esau is going to teach us why.    Listen in to find out more!   Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   And grab Cali’s sc...

Have you ever had to prepare for a confrontational conversation you were NOT looking forward to? I’m sharing my story, and what I learned from a small interaction Laban and Jacob had.    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/   And grab Cal...

Today we’re sharing our six tips to get the most out of your patriarchal blessing! Prepare Make copies Keep it sacred Divide it into 5 categories Gifts Promises Counsel Warnings Words of love Make personal goals Memorize parts of it Sources we quoted: Ezra Taft Benson, “To the ‘Youth of the Noble Birthright,’” Ensign, May 1986, 43; “To the Young Women of the Church,” Ensign, Nov. 1986, 82 Bonnie H...

When tough times come where do you turn for help?    If it’s Google (like it is for me) this episode is for you!   Listen in to find out what Rachel, Google-searchers, and I all have in common.    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/   An...

Have you ever heard that you can feel the Spirit better in a clean home? Here are some thoughts that were running through my mind as I sat in a messy home the other day.    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/   And grab Cali’s scripture...

Have you ever wondered about angels?   Are they active in our lives?  And do they ever include our own family members who have died?   Today we’re discussing Jacob’s ladder and my own thoughts on angelic family help.  Listen in to find out more!   Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://...

Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Genesis 28-33!   Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821   Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/   And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS Hosted on...

Sometimes I’m guilty of thinking that a Christian life has to be a hard life– that if we’re not suffering, we’re not doing it right.  That is why I love scriptural reminders that life with God is actually a whole lot easier than life without Him.  Isaac was facing one of those hard times in life.  There was a famine in the land, and he needed to find food for his family.  Likely planning to go to...

As a woman, and especially as a pregnant woman, I absolutely love that I get to learn straight from Rebekah this week. What lessons have you learned?    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   Music courtesy of bensound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Today I want to talk about camels.  They drink a lot of water to help them get through the long hours (and possible days) without a water source in the desert.  In fact, the average camel can drink about twenty gallons of water at a time.  Which brings us to our friend Rebekah.  When Abraham’s thirsty servant asked Rebekah for a drink of water, she said “yes.”  And then, without being prompted she...

Did you know that Abraham’s big covenant with the Lord isn’t really about Abraham at all? And hey, don’t skip this episode just because we are talking about the covenant!    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   Music courtesy of bensound.com Hosted on Acast....

Abraham knew it was time for Isaac to find a wife, but he wanted to make sure Isaac married a worthy woman in the covenant.  Unfortunately for him, there weren’t any nearby.  So he asked his eldest servant to return to Abraham’s homeland and find a wife for Isaac.  Now honestly, when someone asks me to pick up a rental car for them I get so nervous– what if I do something wrong?  What if I get int...

Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Genesis 24-27! Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   Music courtesy of bensound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I recently moved into a new ward.  I don’t know how it happened, but I ended up on the top of everyone’s substitute teacher list.  Even though I’m not called to teach in the Primary, I spent almost two months straight in there this summer.   My favorite part of Primary is the singing time.  I love singing along with the kids and usually challenge the class I’m subbing to try to sing louder than I...

Graduating college, moving to a new state, and finding a job right away proved to be much more difficult than I thought. Let’s chat about one of the most powerful testimonies Abraham gives to his son Isaac about God.    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   M...

Strap in for one of our funniest AND most practical guest episodes we’ve ever had! We are joined by TV personality and professional speaker Darin Adams, who feels passionately that when we learn how to give better talks in church, everyone benefits! Darin is sharing fun, practical, and engaging steps for how to plan, structure, and deliver your next talk in church. Listen now, but also come back a...

The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah became so incredibly wicked that the Lord decided to destroy them with fire.  Lot, who lived just outside of Sodom, was warned about it by an angel beforehand who said, “Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters . . . lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.” We could understand this as a command to physically leave the city and avoid having their bodie...

There is only one thing that I really enjoy about eating trail mix. Anyone with me?! Let’s talk about M&Ms today.    Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   music courtesy of bensound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Abraham’s wife Sarah overheard three holy men tell her husband she would have a baby, she laughed.  Laughed! You see, Sarah had been praying for a baby for decades.  She had prayed and wept and begged God for the blessing of a child, but no child had come.  Finally, Sarah was in her old age–a grandma’s age, if you will.  And to hear someone say that NOW she was supposed to have a baby after a...

Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Genesis 18-23! Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 And grab Cali’s scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   Music courtesy of bensound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember earlier this week when Abraham told Lot to choose whatever land he wanted, and Abraham would take what was left? Well, even though Lot had first pick he made a really bad choice.  He chose to build his home on beautiful, wonderful, fertile land . . . right next to the sin-laden city of Sodom.  Genesis 13:12 says that when Lot moved in he “. . . pitched his tent toward Sodom,” getting the...