The Blog of Amanda Joy Beguerie
Holiness is not and can never be ankle-length skirts, purity rings, or immersion in Christian media to try to fight against the world. Holiness is so much more than that, and we’ve taught ourselves to settle for the symbols instead of the real thing.
I think it’s time we change that.
Sometimes, we carry those weights around that we don’t even know we’re carrying.
We bear these burdens every day…over…these issues that we think are minor, but really aren’t.
And then eventually, the truth comes out, the answers shed light on why we’ve been thinking and working and living and dying the way we are.
This all sounds so vague, I’m sure. Maybe I can explain just a little piece of my heart on this Tuesday morning.
Adequacy is a huge deal.
Continue reading “How I Find Adequacy in the Face of Failure”
Welcome to the tenth week of our Hebrews Bible Study, everyone! This week we’re contemplating Hebrews 10, one of the fullest and most exciting chapters in all of Hebrews. I know I keep saying this, but Hebrews 10 is seriously another favorite chapter in this book.
Grab your favorite drink and a Bible, and come glean truth with us. You’re welcome to start right here, even if you haven’t read all (or any) of the previous ones. However, if you’d like to, feel free to read through the past nine weeks’, listed below.
Continue reading “Jesus Has Made You Enough (Hebrews Bible Study: Week 10)”
Thanks for joining me this week for Hebrews 9! Come on and jump right in, here and now. Read about truth, about grace, and about our amazing Jesus.
Continue reading “It is Forgiven. (Hebrews Bible Study: Week 9)”
Thanks for joining us this week for Hebrews chapter 8! I’m so glad you’re here – feel free to hop right in!
Last week, we discovered a few new things.
*The law has changed – and it’s marvelous. Jesus is sufficient.
*Jesus will never stop being able to save us, sinners.
*Jesus’ sacrifice for us was once for all – because He Himself was enough to cover all sin.
Last week’s takeaway: Jesus is enough for us – and even more; a life lived by grace is one of true holiness.
Continue reading “Where Do You Find Your Identity? (Hebrews Bible Study: Week 8)”
Welcome back to the Hebrews Bible Study, friends, and thanks for joining me for week seven. Feel free to jump in now if this is your first time here, though you’re also welcome to go back to the beginning and read through it all (and I’ll leave links to each post) and start there. It’s a blessing to have you on this journey along with us!
Continue reading “Why Jesus Is Truly Enough (Hebrews Bible Study: Week 7)”
Welcome, friends, to week 6 of the Hebrews Bible Study. Feel free to hop in any time; we’re so glad to have you!
Last week, we covered two main points – two to focus on, instead of the usual three-to-four.
*Jesus is our representative before God – and He gets us, because He Himself was human.
*Jesus is the source of eternal salvation. No one else.
And our weekly takeaway: “We are redeemed by Jesus – our mediator, our brother, our Savior.”
Continue reading “Our Only True Hope (Hebrews Bible Study: Week 6)”
Maybe it’s a silly notion. Though I’m sure we’ve all felt it.
Unworthy. Undeserving. Afraid of not being enough. Not good enough to be loved.
Because deep down, we know we’re not truly “good,” in and of ourselves – and that’s a terrifying thought. But that fear doesn’t have to destroy us.
Scattered Journal Pages 