Anne Elliott

Seeing God’s Hand

Anne — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:08 +0000

Do you ever have a week where God seems silent and distant to you? Far away? Aloof? Your “theology” tells you that He is ever present and that He cares deeply for your problems and needs. Your feelings tell you that your theology must be wrong. There aren’t too many things in life that can [...]

Teach Me to Love

Anne — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:30:16 +0000

Last time I told you how I felt that the Spirit was whispering that Titus 2:3-5 was the next passage we should study here on my blog. Today we’re going to start focusing on the specific actions we are to take to show that the Word of God is true in our lives. “Likewise, teach [...]

Faith and Truth Lead to Godliness

Anne — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:30:07 +0000

I’ve been pondering what I should write about next on my blog, and it seems like the Spirit was whispering that Titus 2:3-5 is the passage that applies to women. Since I’m teaching women here, I thought I better look it up. I was arguing with Him a little, though. “Titus 2 again? That’s what [...]

Let’s Be Realistic

Anne — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:00:54 +0000

I’ve been pondering something all week. I’ve been asking myself if I intentionally follow God or not. You see, a friend commented to me, “Anne, sometimes your blog comes across like you’re perfect, but now that I’ve gotten to know you, I realize you’re not. You’re normal just like the rest of us.” !!! I [...]

The Lamb of God (Romans 3:25)

Anne — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:30:02 +0000

I feel inadequate to describe the significance of the Lamb of God, but tonight is Passover, so I’ve got lambs on my mind. I don’t know anyone who has lambs, and I really haven’t been around these animals in my lifetime. I can imagine a kitten, or a puppy, or a pet bird. I visit [...]

Getting the Yeast Out

Anne — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:00:25 +0000

“Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because YHWH brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast… For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival to YHWH. Eat unleavened bread during those seven [...]

Out of Egypt

Anne — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:00:30 +0000

Someone recently noticed that I believe we should obey God’s law, and she said, “If the law is still in place, then Christ died in vain.” Is that true? Another friend asked, “How do you teach others to obey God’s laws, yet still make it clear that these are practices that lead us to righteousness, [...]

My New Homeschooling Website

Anne — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:15:54 +0000

I thought you might enjoy some “surfing” today, while you’re playing around online. I’ve got a new website: Homeschooling Bible – Practical ideas to help you use the Bible as your primary textbook, for every subject! If you’ve been hanging around my blog for long, you’ll recognize most of the posts at Homeschooling Bible — [...]

A Church Covenant

Anne — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:00:47 +0000

From the time I was a small child, the churches I’ve attended have periodically recited the following “Church Covenant” together. It was often printed and pasted into the back cover of our hymnals, so that we all had a copy to read aloud together. It does something to “covenant” or promise something together with others. [...]

Reasons to Leave a Church

Anne — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:53:33 +0000

Over the past month, we’ve been studying the characteristics of a good church. If the local church that you attend was acting in a biblical way, loving and caring for its own, building each other up, reaching the lost in the community, and standing firm for the Word of God — well, it’s hard to [...]