My Yearly Bible Journal
I read my journal aloud as I write my way through the Bible in one year.
Eve DeBardeleben Roebuck
Episodes
104 episodes
July 11--3 Pieces Of Advice While You Wait For Your Best Life
A 50th high school reunion had me in a flurry of shopping and worrying until I read these passages and believed what they told me: 1 Chronicles 11-12, Acts 28, Psalm 9:1-12, Proverbs 19:1. Click
July 9--How God Teaches Me To Trust Him
I've learned the most about trust by finding God's comfort in heartache. But I've also learned about trust by being wowed by circumstances that have no other explanation but that God orchestrated them. Today's passages point out oth...
July 6-When You're Feeling Adrift, Try This
On a day when I couldn't get my bearings, my Bible gave me the words I needed to bear up. They reminded me who is intimately, sovereignly, and lovingly there for me: 1 Chronicles 3-4, Acts 24, Psalm 4, Proverbs 18:18-19.Click...
July 4--How Mercy Moves Me
I was tempted to settle a score tit-for-tat, but the mercy I read about in today's passages melted me instead. See what you think of it.Click here for the w...
July 1--Why You Can Relax
That nagging sense of not measuring up, of not pleasing others, of not being the person you want to be yet... All of these can reach up and pull me under, but today's passages tell me I don't have to go there: 2 Kings 19, Acts 21:1-...
June 28--When God Does Something So Stunning, You Can't Help But Worship
There are everyday sorts of marvels that move you, but then there are the show-stopping kind that leave you breathless with wonder. Today's passages contain the kind that left me gasping--2 Kings 14-15, Click
June 26--Got-To's For Getting In On The Good Life
Love and joy, prosperity and peace, thriving and meaning. How the good life plays out in detail for each of us might look different, but the basic ingredients are the same. Today's passages give us a few got-to's for how to get in on it.&...
June 24--3 Signs That Your Faith Is Thriving
In today's episode, I tell a true-life story in which I clearly failed to exhibit all 3 of the signs I write about. Knowing what the signs are and finding them popping up in your life are both important--but aren’t necessarily a package d...
June 20--The Heads Up You Can Turn Down
It's tempting to ignore the wake up calls that come, but doing so can land you in the ditch. I've been there, and I don't want to go back, so I'm paying close attention to today's passages: 1 Kings 22, Acts 13:13-43, Psalm 138, Prov...
June 19--What Friendship With God Is Like
I've struggled to relate to God as my friend. it's easier to think of him as The Exalted King or The Kind Father. Friend has been harder, but today's passages show me a side of him I didn't know before: 1 Kings 20-21, Acts 13:...
June 18--When You Forget What You Just Learned
Just yesterday, I was profoundly moved by what I read in the Bible, and today, I can't grab hold of it to believe it. I have to start over again. Today's passages help me get over the shame of it: 1 Kings 19, Acts 12, Psalm 13...
June 17--The Kind Of Faith I Want
What does a strong and vibrant faith in God look like? Today's passages give some insight, and the news surprises me: 1 Kings 18, Acts 11, Psalms 135, Proverbs 17:10-11. Click
June 16--Where To Find A Fuller Life
At this time of year, the lure of a fuller life calls from every friend's exotic vacation story. Because who doesn't want a bigger, better life? And one lived in another place can sure sound enticing. But you can have a fuller life ...
June 11--How To Bring Heaven's Joy Down To Your Little Corner Of Earth
The joy of heaven isn't waiting for us for "one day." It's waiting for us for today. These passages say 3 ways we can find it: 1 Kings 8, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 129, Proverbs 17:1-2.Click
June 9--What to Do When The Path You're Taking Needs Replacing
Sometimes we need to get off a rocky path and find smoother terrain, but there are other times when we find the rocks to be wisely placed by the God who wants to draw us close and grow us, as I learned from today's passages: 1 Kings 5-6, ...
June 8--What It Takes To Finish Well
Now that I'm in the home stretch, I'm all ears when it comes to hearing how to finish my life well. Today's passages tell me what I didn't already know--that it takes depending, not going it alone: 1 Kings 3-4, Acts 6, Psalm 126, Pr...
June 7--Why Saving The World Is Not Your Job
I can feel overwhelmed by all the good causes that need help, from my grandkids to our nation to this planet we live on. It helped me today to read whose job it is to save--and whose it isn't--in 1 Kings 2, Acts 5, Psalm 125, and Proverbs...
June 2--The Superpower Everyone Has Access To
There's only one way I know of to stay in relationship with others, and it's by taking hold of the superpower that's available to everyone who wants it. Today's passages are all about it: 2 Samuel 19, John 21, Psalm 120, Proverbs 16...
May 31--How To Find Light When Darkness Is Descending
Another night, and I'm up and fighting off panic. But grabbing my Bible and reading these passages felt like turning on a light in the dark--so comforting, that I wound up in sound sleep afterwards: 2 Samuel 17, John 19:20-42, Psalm...
May 29--Good News That Won't Stop Coming
How would it feel to listen to the news and hear nothing but what's inspiring, heart pumping, life-giving? This is what I found in the passages today--news that is nothing but true and all good: 2 Samuel 14, John 18, Psalm 119:97-11...
May 27--What Happened When I Started To Panic But Decided To Stop and Praise
I was awakened in the wee hours with problems I can't solve, but just before I began to panic, I thought to praise. More praises from these passages filled up the rest of my day. 2 Samuel 11-12, John 16, Psalm 119:65-80, Proverbs 16...
May 26--When You Live Like This, Life Is Never Boring
What makes life exciting varies from person to person, but I think we'd all agree that what I found in these passages is exciting enough for anybody. See what you think of 2 Samuel 9-10, John 15, Psalm 119:49-64, Proverbs 16:1-2. Se...
May 22--The Hero We're Longing For
I'm disappointed when I find out about another celebrity or politician, who turns out to be rotten. I'm disappointed when I find rottenness in myself, too. I'm longing for a real hero to show up. Today's passages tell me where...
May 21--3 Simple Steps For Improving Your Relationships and Mental Health
Having healthy relationships and a healthy mind can be difficult areas to navigate, but the tips in today's passages work like shortcuts to your destination: 1 Samuel 29-31, John 11:45-57, Psalm 117, Proverbs 15:24-25.
