Though I treasured what I knew, I was growing troubled by what I did not know.” Sure, I knew parts of it – but looming in my peripheral vision was a mountain of biblical ignorance that was just beginning to cause me concern. But I carried a secret not uncommon to people with my background: I didn’t know my Bible. Jen describes her background this way: “If there were such a thing as a church pedigree, mine would read ‘mixed breed.’ I logged significant time in seven different denominations. And I can guarantee you are going to want to read this book. I know, I know – that “d” word! But stick with me – I promise this is going to get good. But learning the Bible requires discipline, and discipline is something we don’t naturally embrace.” Jen Wilkin explains, “We think that learning the Bible should be as natural as breathing in and out if knowing God’s Word is so good for us, surely He would not make it difficult for us to do so. If we don’t have time for Bible study, then we’re probably lacking desire. When we have the desire to do those things, we find a way to squeeze them in. May I lovingly remind us all (me included) that in most cases, we somehow find the time to do the things we want to do.ĭid you watch TV last night? Stop by the coffee shop this morning? Peruse Facebook over lunch? Now you may be thinking, I have the desire, I just don’t have the time!Īhem. Let’s start with #2, because, frankly, if you don’t have the desire to study the Bible, then all the methods in the world aren’t going to help. I’m talking about two significant pre-conceived notions that I had a little backwards! Backwards Thinking #1 – The Bible is a roadmap for life.īackwards Thinking #2 – How to build desire for Bible study. In many ways it did! And I’m not talking about her systematic Bible study method – which she lays out nicely by the way, complete with examples.

So did it do that for me? My Women of the Word Book Review

Jen Wilkin tells us right off the bat, “This book intends to change the way you think about Bible study.”

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