#3 Why Context Matters When Reading the Bible

#7 Application Comes After Understanding

In this episode of Take Note, I share how slowing down in Scripture reshaped my faith during a season where life itself had to slow down. As a homeschooling mom, business owner, and wife, I’ve learned that faithful living can’t be built on urgency or pressure. We talk about why immediate application can sometimes distort meaning, and how letting understanding come first changed the way I approach obedience, Scripture, and daily life. Using a familiar passage often rushed to application, this episode invites a steadier way of reading—one where response grows out of clarity rather than reaction. Join the Community [https://takenote.myflodesk.com/invitation]

#6 How the Bible Connects as One Story

In this episode of Take Note, we slow down and talk about reading Scripture as one connected story rather than a collection of isolated passages. I share how learning to notice repeated words, themes, and echoes across Scripture reshaped the way I read the Bible—especially during a season where I needed steadiness more than answers. We explore why the Old and New Testaments belong together, how cross-references can gently guide our reading, and why seeing Scripture as a whole helps keep individual verses grounded in their proper place. This episode invites a quieter, more attentive way of reading—one that allows Scripture to interpret Scripture over time. Join the Take Note Community + Newsletter: https://takenote.myflodesk.com/subscribe

#5 The Role of Words, Names, and Meaning in Scripture

In this episode of Take Note, we slow down to notice how words, names, and repetition shape meaning in Scripture. Using examples from Genesis, we look at why small details like repeated phrases and names matter—and how paying attention to them helps us stay close to what the text actually says. This episode invites you to read with curiosity rather than urgency, taking simple notes as you go. It also points to the In the Beginning Genesis study, created as a quiet place to practice slow, thoughtful reading anytime. If you’d like to continue studying alongside me and receive these notes in your inbox, you’re welcome to follow along here: Join the Community [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17z8UyCnvg/]

#4 What We Mean by “Reading the Bible Slowly”

In this episode of Take Note, I reflect on what it actually means to read the Bible slowly and why that kind of reading matters. Rather than rushing to conclusions or quick application, this episode explores how paying attention to words, repetition, and emphasis helps us notice what the text is truly saying. Reading slowly creates space for understanding to form over time and allows Scripture to speak in its own voice. We’ll pause together in a short passage to see how slowing down reveals meaning we might otherwise miss. If you’d like to continue studying alongside me and receive these notes in your inbox, you’re welcome to follow along here: Subscribe

#3 Why Context Matters When Reading the Bible

In this episode of Take Note, I reflect on why context matters so deeply when we read the Bible. Rather than jumping quickly to application, this conversation slows down to consider historical setting, audience, and purpose—helping us understand what a passage is actually saying before we decide what it means for us today. Reading Scripture with context protects us from misinterpretation and allows the text to shape our understanding more faithfully over time. If you’d like to continue studying alongside me, you’re welcome to subscribe and receive my notes in your inbox as they’re shared: Subscribe [https://takenote.myflodesk.com/community]