How Jesus Comforts Us with His Compassion The text message punched me in the gut. I stood there, the tears pouring down my cheeks as I held the grief of someone I knew in my hands. Tragedy. Unknowable pain. Grief and loss filled the air around me. I immediately called my husband, “You’ll never believe what I just heard!”  Those messages stay with us. Those moments in time when we hear of another’s pain and heartache are etched into our... The post How Jesus Comforts Us with His Compassion appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Books I Read in June 2024 Each month I love to share with you what I’m reading. Although I love reading the Bible, I read other books too! I read a combination of fiction and nonfiction. I read poetry, fiction, nonfiction, horror (sometimes), and our family is especially fond of listening to audiobooks in the car!  As a way to help me keep track of what I read each month I’ll be making this list and linking to those books... The post Books I Read in June 2024 appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Why Do We Study the Life of Christ?  For a long time, I’ve done a variety of Bible reading plans. In fact, I have several free reading plans I’ve shared as well. From topical to books of the Bible, reading the Bible with a plan is always better. Recently I have been drawn to reading the four gospels. I’ve also been doing more than reading, I’ve been studying as well. You might ask yourself, “why do we study the life... The post Why Do We Study the Life of Christ?  appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Resources to Help Study the Gospels Last week I shared some initial ideas to keep in mind when reading the Gospels. You can read that post here. Today I want to share some resources to help study the Gospels. As a reminder, the Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament and they teach us about Jesus Christ’s ministry here on earth.  The Gospels are key for understanding many things. We can know the following as we read... The post Resources to Help Study the Gospels appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

How to Read the Gospels What are the Gospels? Maybe you’ve heard that word or maye you do know what they are, but let me give you a quick introduction. The word “gospel” means “good news.” In the Bible there are four books with the title “Gospel.” They are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are the first four books in the New Testament.  The Gospels tell one story but from four different viewpoints. The gospels are eye-witness accounts to... The post How to Read the Gospels appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Books I Read in May 2024 Each month I love to share with you what I’m reading. Although I love reading the Bible, I read other books too! I read a combination of fiction and nonfiction. I read poetry, fiction, nonfiction, horror (sometimes), and our family is especially fond of listening to audiobooks in the car!  As a way to help me keep track of what I read each month I’ll be making this list and linking to those books... The post Books I Read in May 2024 appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

What I Learned from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy Picking up the Lord of the Rings trilogy I knew it would be daunting. Although I love reading fiction, I rarely, if ever, reread any book. What prompted me to do it was twofold. I wanted to have some kind of fiction book to read at night and knew I needed an uplifting and classic book to help me go to sleep. My mind needs to shut off and put... The post What I Learned from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Why God Uses Stories Do you like stories?  As a child I loved listening to my mom read us stories. She also taught us stories at church and with Gospel clubs during the summer hosted in our homes. Growing up I heard stories all of the time. Stories about people and places I’d never been to, but stories took me there.  As soon as I was old enough to pick my own stories I did just that. My mom homeschooled... The post Why God Uses Stories appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Stories Change Us: A Guided Reading Plan for the Summer Everytime we drive by our local pool I tell the kids, “I can’t wait until summer!” Last year was our first summer in this new city we are living in. I knew right away that we wanted to join the pool because it was just five minutes from our house. We loved spending lazy summer days there. I can’t wait to do that again. For many years as a mom... The post Stories Change Us: A Guided Reading Plan for the Summer appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more

Books I Read in April 2024 Each month I love to share with you what I’m reading. Although I love reading the Bible, I read other books too! I read a combination of fiction and nonfiction. I read poetry, fiction, nonfiction, horror (sometimes), and our family is especially fond of listening to audiobooks in the car!  As a way to help me keep track of what I read each month I’ll be making this list and linking to those books... The post Books I Read in April 2024 appeared first on Sarah E. Frazer ..read more