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The Word on Wednesdays

Michelle Lesley

Hi ladies! I hope you enjoyed our most recent Bible study, Living Stones: A Study of 1&2 Peter which we recently wrapped up.

I’m going to be taking a break on Wednesdays getting ready for our new study. I hope you’ll enjoy it and that it will edify you as you seek to grow in Christ and His Word. (The picture above does not mean we will be studying James. :0)

So, if you haven’t quite finished with the Living Stones study, you can use this time to finish up, and I’ll also be posting some articles from the archives that I think you’ll find helpful as we make our way toward our next study. Here is this week’s article:

Watching and Warning with Ezekiel

Through the Bible in 2014 ~ Week 36 ~ Aug. 31- Sep. 6
Ezekiel 16-34
Watching and Warning with Ezekiel

Well, Ezekiel is still prophesying (and he’ll still be prophesying until Saturday :0) God is still sending out the same message through him. Again and again, God chastises His people, trying to shake some sense into them so they will repent and turn back to Him… Continue Reading

 

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The Word on Wednesdays

Michelle Lesley

Hi ladies! I hope you enjoyed our most recent Bible study, Living Stones: A Study of 1&2 Peter which we wrapped up last week.

I’m going to be taking a break on Wednesdays getting ready for our new study. I hope you’ll enjoy it and that it will edify you as you seek to grow in Christ and His Word. (The picture above does not mean we will be studying James. :0)

So, if you haven’t quite finished with the Living Stones study, you can use this time to finish up, and I’ll also be posting some articles from the archives that I think you’ll find helpful as we make our way toward our next study. Here is this week’s article:

A Weeping Profit

For years now, I have urged women to read through the Bible using the chronological plan. It’s especially helpful for getting all the historical events of Old Testament history in order so you can understand what precipitated what’s happening in whichever book you’re currently reading.

But there’s another reason it’s helpful. A reason that’s difficult to put into the right words, but one I think is equally important as understanding the historical order of events….Continue Reading

 

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New Year, New Look (and where’s that search bar?)

Michelle Lesley

 

By now (hopefully!), you’ve noticed that the blog has a bit of a new look to it. I like to “redecorate” every now and then. Many of you have offered kind words of encouragement on the new look. Thank you!

Just a couple of things to know as you’re cruising around…

•In addition to the new design, I upgraded from a free hosting plan to a hosting plan that removes those pesky ads you’re used to seeing if you don’t have an ad blocker. And that plan ain’t cheap. If you’d like to kick in a little spare change through PayPal or Patreon to help defray that cost, I’d be most grateful. (Just as a reminder, I don’t make any income from blogging, I don’t sell books or other resources, and I don’t put resources behind a paywall.)

•Are you searching for the search bar? My apologies if you haven’t been able to find it. The configuration of the blog is different if you’re using a desktop/laptop than if you’re using a tablet or phone.

On the desktop/laptop layout, there’s a handy little sidebar with all kinds of helpful links running down the right side of the page. The search bar is at the very top of that sidebar:

On the tablet and phone layout, they have taken that sidebar and moved the whole thing (including the search bar) from the side of the page to the bottom of the page. Here’s what that looks like if you’re looking for the search bar:

But I thought that might be a little cumbersome to find, so I added a second search bar to hopefully make things a little easier. On all layouts, the second search bar is at the very bottom of the page, right above the social media icons:

So just to recap, there are now two search bars on the blog for your searching convenience. For desktop/laptop users, there’s one at the top and one at the bottom. For phone/tablet users there’s one at the bottom and one almost at the bottom. And, in case you forget, I’ve added a search bar link in the blue menu bar at the top of this page to remind you:

Hope this helps solve the mystery of the missing search bar! :0)

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The Word on Wednesdays

Michelle Lesley

Hi ladies! I hope you enjoyed our most recent Bible study, 1&2 Timothy: The Structure and Spirit of the Church, which we wrapped up recently.

I’ve been taking a break on Wednesdays, getting ready for our new study. I hope you’ll enjoy it and that it will edify you as you seek to grow in Christ and His Word. (The picture above does not mean we will be studying James. :0) I really had planned to start our new study last week, but I’ve had a family situation come up unexpectedly that I need to devote some time and attention to, and that has to come first. My new plan is to start our new study next week- August 28.

So, if you haven’t quite finished with the 1&2 Timothy study, you can use this time to finish up, and I’ll also be posting some articles from the archives that I think you’ll find helpful as we make our way toward our next study. Here is this week’s article:

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Sunday School: Chronological Study Lessons

During 2014, I led my ladies’ Sunday School class in a chronological read-through of the entire Bible. Each week I taught a lesson from that week’s reading and posted it here on the blog.

If you’re using the chronological one year Bible reading plan this year, here’s the lesson that roughly corresponds with this week’s reading. (And even if you’re not, I hope you’ll enjoy this lesson anyway.)

Through the Bible in 2014 ~ Week 34 ~ Aug. 17-23
Jeremiah 35-50, Psalm 74, 79, 2 Kings 24-25, 2 Chronicles 36, Habakkuk
Idolatry: No Turning Back

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Background:
Israel is gone, carried off into captivity by Assyria. Judah has managed to hang on a little longer, due in part to Hezekiah’s and Josiah’s godliness, but, now, Nebuchadnezzar has besieged and overthrown the last of Judah’s fortified cities, slaughtered the king and the nobles, and carried nearly all the citizens off to a 70 year exile in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar left a small remnant of the poorest of the poor to continue living in Judah to work the land, and set up Gedaliah as governor over them. Gedaliah was subsequently assassinated by the Ammonites, and the remnant decided -against God’s clear instruction through Jeremiah- to go to Egypt, and to force Jeremiah to go with them. This is where we now find them in chapter 44…Continue reading.

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Good morning, early birds!

Michelle Lesley

If you’re an early riser, you’re probably wondering where in the world your Throwback Thursday article is. Well, it’s coming…tomorrow. Today’s very special post is coming! Check back here in about two hours. I think it’ll be worth your wait!