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Rise Up and Make Something Happen
Well, it’s another day’s journey, and I am glad about it. Last week kicked off the Rise Up campaign at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. We are studying the book of Nehemiah and taking nuggets of wisdom from his life. While not a prophet or priest, Nehemiah was a worker in the kingdom of God. The sermon from Sunday provided more practical ways that I can apply the word of God in my life. Nehemiah 2:1-5 opens by telling us that it is the month of Nisan. This means that four months have passed since Nehemiah has prayed his prayer in chapter one. Four months of fasting. Four months of…
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Piercing Focus
Unlike many people, I did not get my ears pierced as a baby. I suppose Bible Study Mama had more pressing issues to think about. You may know by now, that even as a child, I had extraordinarily strong opinions. Four or five-year-old me wanted pierced ears. I launched a fierce campaign with Bible Study Mama. She was persuaded by my impassioned plea. She called the rest of the village to see if they agreed with my idea. They complied. We were off to handle business. I wish I could tell you why I wanted my ears pierced so badly. I just know that it was extremely important to me. …
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Fasting
Fasting is a spiritual discipline that is important for every Christian life. In this episode, I discuss my evolution with fasting. #wepreach
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Another One Bites The Dust
YA’LL!!!!!! I AM SO BESIDE MYSELF! For those that are not aware, I accepted a challenge for Outrageous October. Before the month is finished, I need to have walked 60 miles. As of October 7, 2020, I have walked 30 of those miles already. Now you may be thinking that I am pumped because I am halfway to the goal seven days into this month. While I am grateful to halfway there, it is not the reason that I am beside myself. See, before the month started, I had a pull and a tug on my heart to walk a 5k for seven days straight. I made a list of…
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Rise and Shine! It’s Action Time!
I will RISE UP and pray for ways to be an ACTIVE participant in building the Kingdom of God! Week 1- Rise Up Declaration If you read the sermon recap on Monday, you are aware that my church has embarked on a Rise Up campaign. The campaign is an opportunity for us all to get involved in the work of the church. When I say church, I am not talking about a building or even a particular congregation. I am speaking of the universal church of Christ. I am all about action points and tangible steps that I can take to improve my life and the lives of others. I…
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Funny Bone Express
What tickles your funny bone? What causes you to crack a smile? What makes you laugh until tears run down your face? Or are you one of those folks that have never had that experience? I really hope that you have experienced a good old laugh-till-you-cry. When I am tired, it does not take much to make me laugh from my gut. If you talk to me after 10 p.m., I would probably have you thinking that you were the next great comedian. The simplest joke or sideways comment will set me off. Shoot, sometimes I have to tell myself to calm down. Just last night, I saw a meme…
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A Fresh Wind
A fresh wind. An unexpected wind. I spent a good 30 minutes on Sunday afternoon being a buffer for the wind. Bible Study Cousin had constructed balloon towers for decorations for our life group. The balloons were attached to anchors to help them stand upright. But we had not accounted for the wind. The brisk fall air moved throughout the event. Some balloons could not take the push. As the towers rocked back and forth, balloons made contact with the asphalt and popped. One balloon unraveled from the string and rolled across the parking lot. While I generally enjoy a great breeze, I did not enjoy it in that moment. …
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Rise Up
It has been a month of Sundays since I stepped foot into the sanctuary of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. (That’s just a really country way to say that it has been a loonng time!) Actually, it has been more like seven months. Sunday was the kickoff rally for our life groups, so I moseyed on out of the house to participate in in-person worship as well. By now you know that every sermon is for me, and Sunday’s sermon was no exception. We started our journey into the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:1-11 records Nehemiah’s reaction to distressing news. He asks about the Jews who have survived captivity. He…
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When Your Safe Place Is Not Safe
Can I share something with ya’ll? I mean, even if you just said no, I cannot hear you. I have played it safe most of my life. I am not big on pushing myself outside of my comfort zone. Pushing publish on my first blog post was THE MOST uncomfortable feeling ever. When I survived the first day after posting, I was relieved. I had made it through that. Being pushed makes me grumpy. I get aggravated because I feel out of control and helpless. I feel vulnerable, and I do not like that feeling. If I am vulnerable that means that I have exposed the soft parts of myself. …
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One Year Blog Anniversary
The one year blog anniversary of biblestudygirl.com has come and gone. I finally got around to discussing it. Charge it to my head and not my heart guys. #wepreach
