![]() ![]() 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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