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anxiety

August 7, 2014 anxiety•burdens

the weight

I am weighed down. I lay things down only to later realize I’ve picked them back up again. I’ve been reflecting on this Scripture: “Oh LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.” Psalm 131:1-2...
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On Today's Friday Chat on the podcast, I talk abou On Today's Friday Chat on the podcast, I talk about why I loved the new BBC spin-off of Pride and Prejudice, The Other Bennet Sister.

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You can find The Pictured Word podcast on Substack, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. You can also find me at www.marydeandraws.com or by searching for “Substack Marydean Draws.” 

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NEW on the podcast today: Principles for interpret NEW on the podcast today: Principles for interpreting Scripture. How do we know what Scripture means and what are the guidlines? Today on the podcast, I give five principles from John Walton's book, Wisdom for Faithful Reading, that I have found helpful in my Bible study writing. 

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You can find The Pictured Word podcast on Substack, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. You can also find me at www.marydeandraws.com or by searching for “Substack Marydean Draws.” 

All my Bible studies are available for anyone to read on Substack, but you can support my work by becoming a paid subscribers. Paid subscribers can download the printable study guides and coloring pages. 

You can also find my hymn art prints, cards, postcards, stickers, and Bible printables on my website. On my website or on Substack, you can sign up for my mailing list and get everything in your inbox, including new Bible studies each month and weekly newsletters.
Well, here we go! I've gone and done it. 😮😁 Well, here we go! I've gone and done it. 😮😁

You can find "The Pictured Word Podcast" on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. New episodes coming later this week!

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Welcome to The Pictured Word podcast, where I look at Scripture through a curious writer and artist’s eyes, draw on the beauty found in the tradition of Christian art, and learn from the insight of Biblical scholarship. Whether you come to the Bible weary, wounded, or wondering, my goal is to help you see the Jesus revealed there. 

I’m your host, Mary Hairston, the artist and writer behind Marydean Draws. You can find me at www.marydeandraws.com of on my Substack page. All my Bible studies are available for anyone to read on Substack, but you can support my work by becoming a paid subscribers. Paid subscribers can download the printable study guides and coloring pages.

You can also find my hymn art prints, cards, postcards, stickers, and Bible printables on my website. On my website or on Substack, you can sign up for my mailing list and get everything in your inbox, including new Bible studies each month and weekly newsletters.

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I'm going to be introducing new prints from my new I'm going to be introducing new prints from my newest print collection over the next few weeks. The gorgeous "Be Thou My Vision" hymn has always been one of my bestselling hymns , so I decided to add an additional version to my shop. This hymn was translated into English in 1905 by Mary Elizabeth Byrne (July 2, 1880 – January 19, 1931) from the Old Irish Hymn, "Bí Thusa 'mo Shúile." 

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