Author: Emily E. Ryan

Psalm 139 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It is beautiful. It is poetic. It is amazing! Typically, I get to verses 13 and 14 and camp out there for awhile: 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in...

I believe everyone should get a card on Valentine’s Day, so every year, my kids help me make a Valentine’s Day card for my friends. So, this one is for you, sweet friend! It may not be from a man on a white horse,...

The other day, I ran into one of my brother’s friends from high school. We talked for a few minutes, catching up on old times, but seeing him reminded me of when I first met him almost twenty years ago. “Brad”...

The past ten days have been a whirlwind! The Christmas holidays were a wonderful time of celebrating Jesus, His birth, and the awesome family He’s blessed me with. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season as well, but...

This is the last post in my series on reading the entire Bible. On Tuesday, I gave you a warning about finishing strong. Today, I’ll leave you with a challenge: REPEAT. I used to think that reading the whole Bible was a one-time...

Starting is a whole lot easier than finishing. That truth remains whether you’re starting a diet, a marriage, a degree, a scrapbook, a race, or a million other things. It’s just plain hard to finish, much less finish strong....

Now that you’ve chosen a Bible translation that you’re comfortable with, it’s best if you have a plan for how you’re going to accomplish the goal of reading the whole Bible.  First, we’ll look at...

Last week, we talked about the option of starting with “milk” and using a Children’s Bible to get into the habit of reading the Bible. While this is a great tip to get started, remember this is not your...