Lectio Divina (sacred reading) goes back to the early centuries of our church and continues to be a source of spiritual growth for believers today.
Author: Eva Burkholder
Inductive Bible Study: A Treasured Tool
As a young woman I was taught the inductive Bible study method and it has served me well. I love marking the text, doing word studies, and discovering the main principle. The three components are observation, interpretation, and application.
Evaluating Our Time With God
A recent study of Psalm 19 caused me to reexamine my motivations and framework of my time with God
Suffering Produces Beauty and Growth
I avoid suffering because it’s uncomfortable. I don’t like pain. It can make me wonder if God loves me. But beauty and growth come through fire, pressure, pruning, molding, and darkness.
The ‘One Anothers’ in Scripture Characterize Community
There are over fifty "one another" verses in Scripture (the exact number depends on your translation). One anothering describes how those in the kingdom of God function. It characterizes community, friendship, fellowship, koinonia. I decided to do a fresh study of these exhortations in scripture. Here are my observations.
Be True to Your True Self
“Be true to yourself” they say. “But which self?” I say. "My introverted, organized, third-culture-kid, creative self? Or my true self in Christ?" I’d like to rewrite this phrase: Be true to your true self—your in-Christ self.
Holy Thinking: My New Spiritual Practice
Holy thinking is the intersection of soul care, discernment, and pondering. How awesome is that? I was especially pleased to discover that Mary of Nazareth exemplified this spiritual practice. How perfect for a way to describe all the things I’m passionate about.
Happy Mother’s Day to My Expectant Daughter-in-Law
I sent my first Mother’s Day card to my daughter-in-law who is pregnant with her first child and our first grand. This is what I told her.
