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I will share my own mistaken understandings of the Bible (even as a Christian my whole life! ) and pull from the knowledge I gained from the Gospel Project and my study Bible to see if I can't help more of my friends get a little more engaged. The Bible is one big book, one continuous story of how God dealt with His people before Jesus came, how He pointed towards sending Jesus in the Old Testament, how he fulfilled His promise to send Jesus in the New Testament, and then how that changed our relationship with God and how we were to live in this new relationship moving forward, until Jesus comes back again. We can go to church and hear a preacher, or go to Sunday school for more understanding, but having a good study Bible will help you be able to read your Bible without having to wait until Sunday to hear a sermon about one chapter, when all week you could be studying any part you'd like, while also having educated teachers explain the bits and pieces that the Bible doesn't tell you (or better yet, what the Bible does tell you but that other theologians and scholars have studied already and can explain). My study Bible, for example, starts off each book with basic pieces of knowledge - what year it was written (or most likely written), who the author was, who the original intended audience was, the central theme of the book (STAAR test, anyone? ), the main figures mentioned in the book, where the book took place or was written provided in maps, a chronological timeline for context, a recap of what was going on at the time the book began in history, and a key verse from that book important to remember.

She is a truly special and unique kiddo and I have loved watching her grow and can't wait to see what her life brings in this next year! It was the day my future was taken from me, the day I found out my husband wasn't who I thought he was and the day I had to start the inevitable journey that God was going to allow my marriage to fail. As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a confirmed believer in the covenant of marriage, I don't know that I can accurately describe the feeling of being left by a husband whom you thought felt the same way you did. I watched as my husband counselled other husbands who were pondering divorce, and told them it wasn't worth it - stick it out, find out what's wrong and fix it, he would tell them.

She's helped me as I've talked to Avery about what's going on in her life and has been a good sounding board for me. A few weeks ago, Angela asked if I would join Avery's sessions because Avery's been having difficulty expressing herself. But the time came last night that I knew Avery was never going to be OK if I wasn't OK. It was the day my future was taken from me, the day I found out my husband wasn't who I thought he was and the day I had to start the inevitable journey that God was going to allow my marriage to fail.

It doesn't mean daddy doesn't love you and it wasn't your fault. But it doesn't mean we can't love them and pray for them. When kids don't know anything is wrong, you can't build the empathy muscle. I watched as my husband counselled other husbands who were pondering divorce, and told them it wasn't worth it - stick it out, find out what's wrong and fix it, he would tell them.