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May 22, 2019 anti-racism•featured•race

Let’s talk about anti-racism: four things I never understood about racism (Part 2) + Psalm 8:3-6 Bible Verse Coloring Page

This is part two of my series about things I never understood about racism. You can read part one here or watch the introduction to the whole series here. My anti-racism resource page is also up and under construction. Today, I’m talking about how I never understood a precise definition of a racist idea. Now, it might seem silly to even have to define a racist idea, but as I read, interact with people on these issues, and examine...
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April 25, 2019 anti-racism•featured•printable•race

Let’s talk about anti-racism: things I never understood (Part 1) + Acts 17:26 Bible Verse Coloring Page

I hope you were able to watch the video of my introduction to this new series on anti-racism in my last post.  I’ve been doing a lot of reading and writing to prepare for these next few posts on the things I never understood about racism.  At the end of today’s post, I’m sharing a coloring page from Acts 17:26 (in English and Spanish), along with some talking points you can use with your kids when starting the conversation...

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April 10, 2019 anti-racism•featured•race

Let’s talk about anti-racism: an introduction and an invitation

Today on the blog, things are a little different! I’m jumping into a new series that I’ve long wanted to write about, but instead of just writing it out in the safety of my thoughts, I felt God urging me to make this one a little more personal. So to do that, I recorded a video introducing this new blog series on racism. The video is below (or HERE if you don’t see it below), but I’ll include the transcript...

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April 3, 2019 Easter•featured•Jesus•lent•Screensavers

Broken for you 1 Corinthians 11:24 phone screensaver in Spanish and English

As some of us celebrate Lent and as Easter Sunday approaches, I want to meditate on a few verses and share a screensaver image for your phone. “For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the...

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March 20, 2019 discipleship•featured

The gaps between knowing and believing + 1 John 4:16 Coloring Page in English and Spanish

I have these gaps . . . between what I know and what I, in fact, believe Does God even like me? . . .  Am I not justified in judging this person? between what I know and what I do Why do I let anger get the better of me? . . . Why is talking to God such a struggle for me? between what I know of Jesus and how much I am like him. How can I have...

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March 6, 2019 discipleship•featured•grace•weakness

Bands of love Screensaver + a poem

“I led them with cords of kindness,  with the bands of love,  and I became to them as one  who eases the yoke on their jaws,  and I bent down to them and fed them.”  (Hosea 11:4 ESV)   sometimes I feel I’m coming loose barely clinging to You a little too much distraction immaturity or plain exhaustion poor in spirit small of faith in courage, a mewling kitten beset by fears vulnerable to snake whispers are the ties...

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February 27, 2019 Easter•featured

Lent & Easter Resources for your family

Do you celebrate Lent with your church family? Our church is Protestant but loosely adopts some of the church calendar, so we celebrate Advent in anticipation of Christmas and Lent in anticipation of, and preparation for, Easter. I thought I’d share a few resources that you might find helpful: These coloring pages are all found free here on the blog. I’ve collected more coloring pages and printables on this Pinterest page. This printable Lent art journal with readings and space...

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February 21, 2019 featured•neediness•trials•weakness

Tuning my heart

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy, never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it Mount of Thy redeeming love I don’t know about you, but my heart easily gets out of tune. We’ve been in a long season of God doing something, but we’re not sure what. I don’t know when or...

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February 6, 2019 discipleship•featured•Screensavers•serving•trials•waiting

God’s goal for you + James 1:4 screensaver in English and Spanish

I don’t know the season you’re facing today. When it’s not one thing, it’s another, right? Waiting. Despairing. Doubting. All the various kinds of suffering possible, and there are many.  The gospel writers don’t skip around this reality: “For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too” (2 Cor. 1:5 ESV). We may not be able to sort out all the intricacies of God’s plans in our suffering, but we do know...

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In today’s Friday Chat, I’m joined by my frien In today’s Friday Chat, I’m joined by my friend Katie to talk about my Bible study pet peeves and best practices for leading Bible studies. We have both led and been part of small group Bible studies for many years, and we talk about how our ideas about the purpose of Bible study have changed over the years.

We discuss the importance of letting the Bible be complex, keeping Jesus at the center, dealing with the fear of the discussions going off the rails, and Katie’s hot take on the importance of actually praying in our small groups. You’ll also get to hear Katie’s answer to the question, “Is Jesus a Republican or a Democrat?”

It’s a wide-ranging discussion that I found really helpful and challenging. You might agree or disagree with us, but that’s okay, because that’s the point we’re making. Hope you enjoy the discussion!

Mentioned in this episode:

Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering https://www.priyaparker.com/

Lectio style Bible study https://renovare.org/articles/lectio-divina-1 (for example)

Inductive study method https://www.precept.org/2023/02/what-is-inductive-bible-study/ (for example)

Mary’s Magnificat in Luke 1:46-55

Orthodoxy vs Orthopraxy https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/nobody-turn-you-around/ (for example)

Moms in Prayer https://momsinprayer.org/

In case you missed it, I published the next Luke study on John the Baptist and the first part of Luke 3 this week. You can read it here:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/the-gospel-of-luke-eyewitnesses-to-d53

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The study in Luke is up on Substack! Here's a prev The study in Luke is up on Substack! Here's a preview of what's covered:
🖤 maps, I love maps!
🖤 Luke establishes the timeline
🖤 so many Old Testament connections
🖤 why does John have wings in this Syrian icon??

Read it all on Substack!
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/the-gospel-of-luke-eyewitnesses-to-d53
These colors 😍. These colors 😍.
Part of my heart is always drawn to abstraction an Part of my heart is always drawn to abstraction and pure color play. 💕
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