Kathy Howard
unshakeable faith for life

7 Characteristics of Effective Bible Study Leaders
The success of any Bible study or small group program depends heavily on the Bible study leader. If you lead a group - no matter the size or venue - your leadership will influence others. Leaders can't control everything, but there are some things we can do to...
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Bible Highlighting for More Effective Study
Do you long to get more out of your Bible study time? If you're a visual learner then highlighting a Bible passage may enhance your study time. I certainly didn’t create the method. But after seeing others do it, I came up with a color coding system that made sense to...
8 Tips for Moving Quiet Time from “Want To” to “Get To”
Most of us want to spend quality quiet time with God. We know that regular time with Him will foster our relationship and develop intimacy. So we plan to do it. We commit to it. But then the reality of life and its demands get in the way. We oversleep from exhaustion....
3 Steps to Help You Choose a New Bible
Time to choose a new Bible, but overwhelmed with the sheer volume of the choices available? Dozens of translations combined with a myriad of features yields hundreds – if not thousands – of specific Bibles to choose from. Selecting a new Bible can be a daunting task!...
Do You Read the Bible All Wrong?
Many of us often struggle to understand the Bible. And many sincere Christians understand some parts of Scripture differently from each other. While there are many reasons for our individual struggles and the doctrinal differences between groups and denominations,...
Why Are There So Many Bible Translations?
So. Many. Choices. Really, why do we need so many different Bible translations? Isn't one enough? Unless we read Hebrew and Greek – the original language of the Bible – we must choose from the many English translations of the Bible. But there are dozens and dozens to...
4 Things to Consider for Biblical Context
Anyone who commits to read and study the Bible probably desires to correctly understand it. While numerous things may hinder that process, likely the most common hindrance to proper understanding is failing to consider biblical context. (Philippians 4:13 is a primary...
Inviting Revival
I am excited to have my sweet friend Erica Wiggenhorn as my guest blogger today! The following post is an excerpt from her new 8-week Bible study of Ezekiel, "An Unexpected Revival" published by Moody Publishers. This post is also a GIVEAWAY!! Go to end of post to...
5 Things to Pray for Persecuted Christians
It happens almost 4,800 times a year. That’s 400 times a month or thirteen times a day. Perhaps even now, as you read this sentence, a follower of Jesus will be killed somewhere in the world. And today, many more will endure other forms of suffering because of...
What’s the “Good” of Romans 8:28?
A lot of people have been quoting Romans 8:28 lately. With big problems looming in our country and around the world, we've all been looking for some "good." We want to believe that no matter how things look right now, everything is going to work out in the end....
Titus Bible Study
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