I found this short little book several years ago and printed it off for myself. If you find yourself home tonight and have a quiet evening planned, read through it. If you have time to journal through the questions, all the better. If you are busy tonight, there’s no reason why you can’t reflect on 2025 during any evening in January. It is worth your time! (If you print it off, you really only need to print 12 pages, pages 8-19.)
When I come to a verse in the Bible that I have heard many times before, that I can nod along and agree with, but haven’t really thought about what it really looks like lived out, I start thinking about it by running it through a simple three column study. The first column is titled…
Lately I’ve been meditating on hope. I want to really know what hope is (not just nod and assent to a vague definition of the word). What does hope like with work boots on, not all dressed up for church? How is hope lived out in every day ordinary life? What does it look like…
As many of you know, I’ve been working hard on retyping and editing a wonderful memoir from the 1830’s. (I still need help proofreading, if you could help, see this post, it’s not a big commitment at all, and you get to read the entire book for free as I type it!) As I’ve been…
This morning I came across Psalm 62:1 in my devotional reading for the day.
This morning I was reading A Method for Prayer…
As I’m studying through 1 Peter for the upcoming Journal and Doodle study, I reached 1 Peter 3:15. …but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence. 1…
This was a wonderful little book, Kari. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I only wish I had it sooner, to send to people on this last night of 2025. But it will be good to read anytime, especially during the first few days of January.