Have you ever gazed into a microscope to explore the structure of a cell (which is invisible to the naked eye)? Have you ever used a telescope to gaze at Saturn or Jupiter? Have you ever used a magnifying glass to read fine print? A microscope, a telescope, and a magnifying glass each use different… Continue reading Magnify the Lord: Scripture Writing Plan April 2024
Category: Knowing God
Surpassing Grace: March 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Children—particularly little children—are more responsive to adults who are willing to speak with them face to face by crouching down to their height. There is something about that simple gesture that invites connection. As adults, we are often inclined to show kindness and favor to small children because they are weaker than we are and… Continue reading Surpassing Grace: March 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
God is My Refuge: January 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Every so often, we get raging thunderstorms in Texas. Instead of a light sheet of rain, it's as if someone decided to dump a river over a few square miles in 10 minutes. Wind and hail tear things to pieces. Lightning shoots across the sky. Thunder roars. When such a storm strikes, you don't want… Continue reading God is My Refuge: January 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
“That You May Know…” Scripture Writing Plan September 2023
Have you ever received an important letter in the mail? Maybe that letter had a fancy wax seal on the envelope. Maybe the paper inside had an expensive, linen feel, a watermark on the stationary, or even an embossed seal on the page. In short, it had distinct indicators of importance. God’s signs and wonders… Continue reading “That You May Know…” Scripture Writing Plan September 2023
The Great Physician: June 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
Franny J. Crosby was a well-known American poet and lyricist, known today for the many hymns she composed. She was also blind. At 6 weeks old, a doctor’s incorrect treatment of her eye infection caused permanent blindness. (Some scholars assert that she was born blind.) A preacher once said to her, “I think it is… Continue reading The Great Physician: June 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
The Way, The Truth, The Life: Scripture Writing Plan May 2023
According to their book, "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist," Norman Geisler and Frank Turek write that the following questions are "the five most consequential questions in life": Origin: Where did we come from? Identity: Who are we? Meaning: Why are we here? Morality: How should we live? Destiny: Where are we… Continue reading The Way, The Truth, The Life: Scripture Writing Plan May 2023
Seek and You Shall Find: Scripture Writing Plan August 2022
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;his going out is sure as the dawn;he will come to us as the showers,as the spring rains that water the earth.Hosea 6.3, ESV Completing a course of study does not make one an "expert" on that subject; it simply makes a person more knowledgable in that subject.… Continue reading Seek and You Shall Find: Scripture Writing Plan August 2022
Prophesied & Fulfilled: Scripture Writing Plan June 2022
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”Matthew 5:17-18 ESV Throughout… Continue reading Prophesied & Fulfilled: Scripture Writing Plan June 2022
At the Right Hand of God: Scripture Writing Plan March 2022
"You make known to me the path of life;in your presence there is fullness of joy;at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."Psalm 16.11 The scripture speaks frequently about the hand of God--in particular, it speaks of the "right hand of God." This phrase and those similar to it are used in both the Old and New Testaments. What… Continue reading At the Right Hand of God: Scripture Writing Plan March 2022
Awesome God: May 2020 Scripture Writing Plan
Quarantine... A second Great Depression... An unpredictable virus... In my short lifetime, I've never seen such a wave of gloomy news. It's quite easy to get overwhelmed and anxious these days. You don't even have to be an avid headline scanner; being in isolation is enough. Even though our problems are likely worse than we… Continue reading Awesome God: May 2020 Scripture Writing Plan
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