It’s difficult to blog about what I’ve been reading in the Bible when I am so emotionally spent in my own life.  Anxiety has a grip on me, I am weepy, and, for the first time I can remember, I am feeling on the brink of losing it, whatever “it” may be.  My mind? I begin the day feeling fresh and full of worship.  I am hungry and eat well.  But as the day progresses, stress begins to gnaw on my insides to such an extent that I have completely lost my appetite by the time dinner rolls around.  This … Continue reading Exodus 10-12:The Escape

Welcome to day 15 of my personal Bible Reading and Blogging Challenge.  I’ve worked my way partway through Genesis before jumping over to Job, following a Chronological reading plan, and tonight I finished reading the book of Job. It certainly ended on a high note!  After hearing from God himself, Job finally did step up and confess, God forgave his friends, and then the Lord gave Job everything back that he had lost…and then some.  He had more children and grandchildren and lived another 140 years to a ripe old age. Job said, “I admit I once lived by rumors … Continue reading Job 40-42:God Drives the Bus

In past readings of Genesis 4-7,  I usually read all about Cain killing Abel, then skimmed over the “begats” in chapter 5 and zoomed right into the meat of the story, when God saw the wickedness of the world and decided to wipe out all that had breath…except for  Noah and his family.  But today my brain got stuck on chapter 5. Did Adam really live  930 years?  Was he really 130 years old when he had Seth?  In those early days of humanity, is it possible that God allowed the earth’s atmosphere and environment to nurture and enrich people … Continue reading Gen 4-7: Walking with God