My Yearly Bible Journal

I used to think I knew what God wanted--my being good and toeing the line--until one day, when I didn't.  What did he want then?  The answer blew me away and put me back together better.  Today's passages have more news worth hearing from Jeremiah 8-9, Colossians 3, Psalm 78:1-31, Proverbs 24:28-29. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on thi...

In the can-do culture I live in, it's tough to lean back and depend on God for help.  I keep thinking I need to get busy and try harder to do better, or at the least, get myself together.  But today's passages in Jeremiah 3-4, Colossians 1, Psalm 75, and Proverbs 24:21-22 tell me that God puts me together because Jesus saves. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve r...

Bootstrapping my way through life is exhausting.  I'm often lonely and overworking.  It would be wonderful to have good reasons to let go of striving.  It would be even more wonderful to leave my life in Someone's hands who I can trust. Today's passages say just this:  Isaiah 51-53, Ephesians 5, Psalm 69:19-36, Proverbs 24:7. Click here for the written post of today's episode....

I'm conditioned to look for loopholes and read the fine print in any offer that sounds too good to be true.  But the offer I found in these ancient pages beats anything I've ever heard of, and as far as I can tell, there's no fine print.  See for yourself in Isaiah 43-44, Ephesians 3, Psalm 68:1-6, and Proverbs 24:1-2.  Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve re...

There are your dastardly types of enemies that need locking up, but most are your run-of-the-mill types who walk around freely and make life hard.  Today's passages in Isaiah 16-18, Galatians 1, Psalm 58, and Proverbs 23:10-11 share a surprising strategy for how to live with them.  Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Clic...

Sometimes the news is so dire, you've gotta find help NOW. Today's passages pointed me to help that's quick as a heartbeat and close as breath in Isaiah 9-10, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Psalm 55, Proverbs 23:4-5. 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 want to scrub my life and clean it up from bad habits, bad thoughts and feelings, bad motives.  No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it. And I’m tempted to give up—until I remember I have a Savior, and that saving is why he came. Today's passages explain the ways he saves:  Job 40-42, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Psalm 46, Proverbs 22:14. Click here for the written post of today's e...

Getting to the bottom of a misunderstanding is nearly impossible, but I'm learning I don't have to go there to find reconnection and healing.  Today's passages enlighten me:  Job 22-24, 2 Corinthians 1:15-24, Psalm 41, Proverbs 22:5-6. 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 Rea...

Apparently it takes more relational currency to get along than I currently have.  I've been caught up in 2 pieces of trouble recently that have me running to today's passages for help:  Job 4-7, 1 Corinthians 14:2--40, Psalm 37:30-40, Proverbs 21:27. 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...

Having a sure-and-certain hope makes waiting for what you want easier, whether you’re waiting for your next meal or miracle. When your hope is in the Rock of Ages, it’s not a matter of if he will come through for you, it’s simply a matter of when.  Today's passages say what we can do while we wait for him:  Esther 8-10, 1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 37:12-19, Proverbs 21:23-24. Eve reads her Bible...

When minor mistakes and straight up failures assail, where can I turn?  Today's passages say where I can always go for the help I need:  Nehemiah 13, 1 Corinthians 11:1-16, Psalm 35:19-28, Proverbs 21:17-18. 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.  

Life hacks are a dime a dozen, but these 3 from the ancient manuscripts of the Bible have stood the test of time.  I know, because they work for me, and they'll work for you, too:  Nehemiah 9, 1 Corinthians 9, Psalm 34:1-10, Proverbs 21:11-12. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Readi...

I had trouble gearing up to do the things I needed to do today—the laundry, the dishes, the workout, the details.  But these passages spoke to me in my want-to so that gearing up became effortless.  Really.  Nehemiah 7-8, 1 Corinthians 8, Psalm 33:13-22, Proverbs 21:9-10. Click here for the written post of today’s episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FRE...

Sometimes God feels distant.  Sometimes I’m only going through the motions in worship. But in today's passages, I found him to be infinitely dear, which helped me with both of these issues:  2 Chronicles 11-13, Romans 8:18-39, Psalm 18:31-50, Proverbs 19:28-29.   Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FRE...

Ever wonder how to connect with God in a way you can feel?  Today's passages say how--1 Chronicles 28-29, Romans 5:1-11, Psalm 16, Proverbs 19:17.   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.  

What we believe impacts our people, for good or for ill.  Today's passages give us 3 timeless truths to pass along to our people, once we get the hang of them:  1 Chronicles 23-25, Romans 4:1-12, Psalm 14, Proverbs 19:13-14. 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.  

There's a lot of rumor going 'round about who God is and what he's about, but his word makes it clear that what he's got in mind for every last woman and man is all good.   See for yourself in 1 Chronicles 17, Romans 2, Psalm 112, and Proverbs 19:6-7. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the...

Eating healthier, getting more exercise, having better relationships.  I've spent a lot of time trying to improve myself and finally gave up, which was when changes began to happen.  Learn why from today's passages: 1 Chronicles 13-15, Romans 1:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, and Proverbs 19:2-3.  Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this epi...

A 50th high school reunion had me in a flurry of shopping and worrying until I read these passages and believed what they told me:  1 Chronicles 11-12, Acts 28, Psalm 9:1-12, Proverbs 19:1.  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'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...