This evening amidst sniffles, tea, and tissues, I poked around the books of Kings, Chronicles, the prophets, and Acts. For starters, I wanted a better grasp on when the various prophets lived and ministered. Also, I was curious to know what kinds of kings were ruling during the ministry of Isaiah, since we'll be studying the book of Isaiah in ( Read more... )

Today we were taught from Isaiah 1-12. The message was very helpful and I eagerly ate it up. It was the same last summer when we learned from Isaiah 40. As I listened, I found myself caught at various points and standing with Habakkuk. Some of the verses in Isaiah were nearly the same as some in Habakkuk (for example, Is 11:9 and Hab 2:14). ( Read more... )

After four months of neglecting Scripture memory, I've recently reviewed those familiar books and passages: Jonah, Habakkuk, Nehemiah 1-2, 1 Peter 1-2, Psalms 1, 22, 23, 27, 150. I was surprised by how much I was able to remember. On the more difficult passages, I was surprised by how quickly they came back to memory after reviewing them. I'm ( Read more... )

On Monday, I cooked dinner for a full house. We had three of the five roommates there along with two guests. I had met one of the guests the day before at church. She has been working a summer internship here in DC. It can be hard to meet folks when you're only around for a short time, so I was very excited to have the opportunity to share her ( Read more... )

As I was walking back from CVS, I got thinking about Jonah ( Read more... )

In church, our pastor often refers to Exodus 34:6-7 as the "riddle of the Old Testament." (How is it that God can be both merciful and just and still be righteous? Answer: Romans 3:23-26, esp verse 26Jews refer to these same verses as "Shelosh-'Esreh Middot" (the Thirteen Attributes of God's Mercy). I've found that this passage is quoted/ ( Read more... )

On Thursday, I began reading the book of Exodus. Praise the Lord for giving us His word ( Read more... )

One of my sisters emailed me yesterday with a message that I wanted to pass along ( Read more... )

As I was reading the weekly email from The Temple Institute this morning, I found these words to be very helpful: "Water, the source of all life, is always understood by our sages to be a metaphor for Torah." This helps to clarify what Jesus said in John 3:5 - "Jesus answered, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water [the word of ( Read more... )

As I've shared before, I'm quick to identify myself by my work and output. "Hi, I'm Megan. I work at the Library. I like to write braille and transcribe old records." But are my job and hobbies the core of who I am? Do these identify me? If not them, then what? How should I identify myself? Around what am I to focus my life and identity and ( Read more... )