BIS Reads // Habits for Holiness
In the afternoon between 2-4 p.m. you can find me in a rocking chair, holding my daughter, and reading a book. I know... I’m supposed to be on a tight...
Building Cultural Memory
In my years teaching in public schools, I started to notice a subtle but steady presence of cultural orphan mentality. I talked with 5th graders who did not know anything...
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The Lord is kind and merciful. // Psalm 103:1 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers right...
The Many Masks We Wear
Adoration offers time for deep, focused meditation. I often close my eyes. Sometimes, I have visions or dream-like encounters that I believe are guided by the Holy Spirit. Recently, I...
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Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. // Psalm 1:1 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E...
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After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” // Luke 5:4 Love this from today's readings. Let...
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It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. // 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in...
The Relationship Between Personal Holiness and Social Wholeness
I attended a retreat for women writers in 2008 and had the privilege to study under Kentucky’s poet laureate at the time, Jane Gentry Vance. She shared thoughts on poetry...
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Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. // Psalm 19:8 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers...
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You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem held by your God. // Isaiah 62:3 Love this from today's readings. Let His word...
My Friend(s), Chiara
The Saints, at times, have been difficult for me to connect with. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen the powerful intercession of many great Saints at work in my life,...
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The Lord will bless His people with peace. // Psalm 29:1 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E...