So … I’m about to read half of Luke and blog about it seven times! I was on vacation last week, so I’m now going to to an epic catch up on bootcamp. And then maybe do a regular post after. We’ll see how I’m feeling. It’s hard to write about Luke because it’s so long. Luke … Continue reading Two Sides (Luke 11-12)

One of the hardest things about this summer has been accepting rest. It might sound weird, especially if you don’t know me, but I feel like I’m wasting a lot of time by not filling every moment of my day with stuff. I put something in my calendar on my phone and I feel good that … Continue reading Accepting Rest (Luke 9-10)

Do you remember saying this as a child, singing to other kids who didn’t know what you knew? What about when you knew a secret you refused to tell. What about knowing a really good surprise and taunting the person about to be surprised? I feel like I used it all the time, and so … Continue reading I’m Not Telling (Luke 7-8)

When Simon Peter sees what Jesus has done with the whole catching the fish scenario, he falls down at Jesus’ knees and asks him to leave because he is a sinner. When a leper sees Jesus, he falls prostrate and begs for healing. When the paralytic’s friends know Jesus is there, they take ever measure … Continue reading Who Is He? (Luke 5-6)

So Jesus goes to his hometown, reads from Isaiah that he is going to fulfill the scriptures, his hometown scoffs and kicks him out, and then he proceeds to fulfill these things in every other place he goes to. He tells the poor, sets captives free, gives sight to the blind, etc. I think a … Continue reading Following when Rejected (Luke 3-4)

“My soul magnifies the Lord, … for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.” (Luke 1:46-47a) I often wonder what I would do if I had been in Mary’s position. I can never quite come up with the answer. However, I always find that I can learn things from Mary’s response after talking … Continue reading Humble Magnification (Luke 1-2)

Only one chapter today in the reading plan, and I find myself drawn to the end of the passage with Paul’s last points to the Corinthians (verse 11). Rejoice. Paul tells them to be joyful. We should be joyful. When we consider everything that Christ has done for us and how he has interceded for us (as Paul … Continue reading Verse 11(2 Corinthians 13)

It kills me that Paul – Paul, one of the greatest evangelists of his time – had to defend himself. People were doubting his authority and his strength in Christ based on a few criteria. I look at what he did, and I wonder how these people could have been so mislead as to think … Continue reading Un-needed Defence (2 Corinthians 11-12)

The first year I was at camp, a few of my friends and I went away for the weekend to someone’s cottage (typical occurrence). What wasn’t so typical about this, was basically everything that happened once we got close. I say close, because honestly, this cottage was nicer than my real house. It was like a resort … Continue reading Cheerful Giving (2 Corinthians 9-10)

“As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting.” – 2 Corinthians 7:9a Isn’t that crazy? Paul goes on to talk about the difference between godly grief and worldly grief, where one leads us to repenting and the other to death, respectively. I have to stop and … Continue reading Grieve to Repent (2 Corinthians 7-8)

One of my favourite symbols in the Old Testament is the construction and care of the temple. Particularly when Solomon builds it. I’m always flabbergasted by how much detail goes into building the temple (both Solomon’s permanent one and the moving one from the Exodus) and the riches that go into the temple. I love this symbol/imagery because today we … Continue reading New Temples (2 Corinthians 5-6)

I was just talking to a sister about how much we still think we need to grow in various ways. It’s always a bitter sweet thing because we want to be able to be all these things (spiritually mature, patient, responsible, etc.) but we often forget that the steps getting there are important too. We see the … Continue reading Inner Growth (2 Corinthians 3-4)

Have you ever seen one of those cartoon depictions of perfume where it just hovers in the air like a pink cloud? That’s what I think of when I read about us being the aroma and fragrance of Christ. The sweet smell that hangs in the air, slowly permeating the rest of the room. I’m … Continue reading Thoughts on Perfume (2 Corinthians 1-2)

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 My focus of today’s reading… Paul includes this as part of the last sentiments he sends to the church in Corinth in this letter. I think it aptly sums up … Continue reading Lovely Soldiers (1 Corinthians 15-16)

Having recently done a whole project for this bootcamp thing on tongues/1 Corinthians 12-14 … I’m going to go ahead and just talk about chapter 13. My first year at camp I found this Max Lucado book in the Dollar General (weird, right?), and decided to buy it to use for my personal devotions while … Continue reading Love (1 Corinthians 13-14)

I’m going to go ahead and skip over these wonderfully controversial passages … and go right to the latter half of Chapter 12. I, like many people, often struggle with figuring out where I fit in this whole body of Christ and how I’m worth something etc. but I also find myself trying to figure out what … Continue reading Broken Finger (1 Corinthians 11-12)

Two things stood out to me today: the reoccurrence of Old Testament references, and the reason we do all things for Christ (10:31-33) 1. I’ve heard 9:9 referenced before because it ties the epistles to the old testament and authority etc. but Paul also uses the Old Testament to teach lessons in chapter 10. I really like the old testament. I think that … Continue reading A Rant and a Thought (1 Corinthians 9-10)

As one who is not married/betrothed/in the midst of courting/dating, it is kind of nice to hear Paul say that it is beneficial to be single. Mostly because I know part of me desires to have said relationship. But realizing I can do so much more and focus on God whilst single is always a … Continue reading Your Called Life (1 Corinthians 7-8)

Paul spends the bulk of these two chapters speaking against sexual immorality. It’s interesting that he chooses to spend a long time addressing the issue, because I thought it was a fairly obvious topic. When I think about it though, it is definitely referenced a lot. I guess it must have been a big issue then (not that I’m surprised given … Continue reading Insert Catchy Title Here (1 Corinthians 5-6)

Paul goes on reprimanding the people of Corinth, and I feel bad even though I wasn’t there. But Paul writes in love. He writes to them to “admonish [them] as [his] beloved children” (4:14). Paul cares so deeply for these people that he is willing to tell them what they’re doing wrong, even though it … Continue reading In Love (1 Corinthians 3-4)