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Busy, Forgetful Girl: You Can Memorize Large Portions of Scripture

February 15, 2023January 10, 2018 by Katie Gutierrez

“Dear 25 year old self,

Today is your 20th Birthday. I don’t know if you will still be on earth for your 25th birthday.

But assuming you are still in the trenches, here are some hopes, dreams and prayers from your 20 year old self. ”

It’s become a tradition of mine to take time to remember the goodness of God and plan for the future every New Year’s and every birthday. Last summer on my 20th I did this in the form of a letter to my future-self.

One particular set of hopeful words buried in that letter have provided more motivation than I could have ever imagined when they dripped from my pen.

To the Girl Who Struggles with Reading the Bible – Part 2

February 15, 2023September 20, 2017 by Katie Gutierrez

Last week we started a conversation about how to develop consistency and get the most out of your time in the Word. If you haven’t read that post go read Part 1 and get caught up before reading below. This week we are going to pick up where we left off. {…}

To the Girl Who Struggles with Reading the Bible – Part 1

February 15, 2023September 15, 2017 by Katie Gutierrez

“I struggle with reading the Bible, I have my whole life. After over 60 years of being a Christian I thought I would be better at it.”

I listened in astonishment as this seasoned Christian woman shared her struggle of reading God’s word consistently with our discussion group of about a dozen women. And when our group leader proceeded to ask if anyone else struggled with reading the Bible I was completely taken off guard by the response. Every single woman raised her hand. Some found it difficult to be consistent, others were frustrated that they don’t get more out of Bible reading.

Obviously this is a big struggle for a lot of you. […]