Author: katie
James 5
Journaling Through James: Week 5, James 5:-1-20
This is it! Our final week in James! Our text this week was so rich, I found myself copying big sections of it word for word into my journal!
The opening lines of Ch 5 echo the tone of chapter 4. Our life is temporary. Laying up treasure I’m...
Favorite Bible Journaling Supplies
Remember that feeling you got when you were a kid and it was time to buy new school supplies? My very favorite thing was getting the brand new box of perfectly sharp crayons. All the colors just made me swoon! That's exactly how I feel about getting new Bible Journaling supplies. Absolutely giddy. Y...
James Week 4
Welcome Back to Journaling Through James, Week 4!This Week’s Text: James 4:1-17If you’ll recall, last week’s chapter ended with the words, “…a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace”. James begins his next sentence (the start of our text this week) with the exact opposite...
How to add washi tape to your Bible
One of my all time favorite projects is adding washi tape to a Bible. I don't know why, but there is something so satisfying about all those pages with washi taped edges that just makes me happy. How did we ever live without washi tape, anyway?This is a Bible I did recently for a customer. I love to...
James Week 3
Welcome Back to Journaling Through James, Week 3This week’s passage was considerably shorter than our first two weeks. However, what it may have lacked in length, it made up for in depth! In Chapter 3, we see James return to a theme he’s alluded to in each of our previous weeks—the dangers of the ...
How To Verse Map
Hey, friends. Several of you have asked for a post on verse mapping so I thought I would dig into that today.What is Verse Mapping?I found several definitions online, but I think this one is great - Verse Mapping is a method of studying the Bible in a way that unpacks the scriptures using word origi...
James Week 2
Welcome Back to Journaling Through James, Week 2 (James 1:26-2:26) Did it make anyone crazy that we didn’t finish out chapter 1 last week? The reason (in case you didn’t already figure it out) was that I really felt like Chapter 1:26 fit SO well with the themes found in Chapter 2, so I wanted to loo...
James Week 1
Welcome to Journaling Through James, Week 1!I’m so excited you’re here with me as we study James 1:1-25! I love new beginnings, fresh, unwritten pages, and I LOVE seeing the living, active Word of God come alive each and every time I read it! James is one of my absolute favorite books of the Bible,...
Esther 9 & 10
Esther Bible Study Week 10Good morning and happy Wednesday! I can’t believe this is our last day in Esther. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have. So let’s jump in.Esther 9:20-32 basically establishes the observation of Purim for the Jewish people. Mordecai sent out a letter to all 127 provin...