Kathy Howard
unshakeable faith for life
4 Steps to Embrace God’s Peace
The current world situation is unprecedented for our generation. Illness, unemployment, and economic struggle fill the news. Every day, the stories about the impact of COVID-19 only seem to get worse. It’s so easy for us to succumb to fear and worry. Where is the...
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Bible Study Resources for Staying at Home
Many of us are stuck at home. Our churches and Bible study groups are not gathering. But in this time of crisis, it's more important than ever that we need to cling to God and stay in His Word. Below is a list of some free resources of mine I'd love for you to make...
Fruit of the Spirit: 6-Session Bible Study
Fruit of the Spirit: Plant, Cultivate, and Grow is a 6-session Bible study that will help foster spiritual fruit in your life. God intends for us, His children, to bear fruit. According to Jesus, when we follow Him closely our lives will produce “much” fruit (John...
Who Do You Fear?
The current world circumstances are testing, strengthening, and proving our faith. There are so many things and people that can cause us to fear. Will we give in to fear or will we choose to trust in God? The following devotional is adapted from God’s “Intriguing...
Are You a Victim of Spiritual Starvation?
Are you a victim of spiritual starvation? Satan doesn’t have to tempt us to wander off into sin to hinder our faith. He simply has to keep us out of God’s Word. If you don’t feel spiritually healthy. If you aren’t growing in Christlikeness, maybe you’re malnourished....
3 Steps to Foster a Hunger for God’s Word
The people on the street crowded in tight around us. They stretched out their arms desperately wanting to snag a copy for themselves. They displayed a hunger for God's Word I'd never seen before. In just a few hectic days, our short-term mission team gave away 10,000...
Free Discipleship Tools to Encourage Spiritual Growth
God's greatest desire for every Christian is that we grow to look more and more like Jesus. God cares greatly about our physical need and circumstances, but He cares even more about our spiritual growth, our eternal good. (For more on this see "What's the 'Good' of...
4 R Bible Study Method for Everyday Use
I love to be in God's Word regularly, but I need a Bible study method that's simple enough to use everyday. That's why I use the 4 R Bible study method. Maybe it will help you too. There is not just one right Bible study method. Depending on your goal, you can dive...
5 Things I Wish Christians Would Stop Saying
Just because we hear something - or say something - over and over again doesn't mean it's true. For instance, when my grandson Micah was 3-years-old, he referred to Hulu as "WeeHoo." Whenever my daughter carefully pronounced it correctly for him, he would say "No,...
4 Guidelines to Help You Understand the Bible
The Bible has endless application for our lives, but only one meaning. Every part of Scripture means the same thing today as it did when it was written. In our desire to understand the Bible, our goal should be to discover that one original meaning. To grasp the...
