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THE BIBLE: A BOOK FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE BROKEN

November 20, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

a young man in front of a family portrait that is missing him

(6th and final post in a series for National Bible Week. Reflection on Luke 15:11-32) “Aren’t you going home for the holidays?” someone asked Bob as he signed up for December overtime. “Are you kidding?” he replied with a sharp laugh. “They wouldn’t have me if I went.” Few families are immune from scenes like […]

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THE BIBLE: A BOOK FOR FAMILIES WHO PRAY FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE

November 19, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

a couple with a new Baby, standing in a desert

(5th in a series for National Bible Week. Reflection on Acts 12:4-19) I’ll never forget 9/11. I drove to New Jersey to see my aunt, cheerfully oblivious to what was going on in New York. When I arrived, I found her whole family gathered at her house, glued to the TV. Together we watched the […]

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THE BIBLE: A BOOK FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE ASKING, “NOW WHAT?”

November 18, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

A family seeking direction

(4th in a series for National Bible Week. Reflection on Luke 1:26-38) “Now what?” They knew layoffs were coming, but somehow Jim and Tina didn’t expect it to happen to them. Thirty years of loyal service dismissed in a five-minute meeting! Tina made some money tutoring but she hadn’t taught for years and jobs were […]

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THE BIBLE: A BOOK FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED – OR WHO NEED A MIRACLE!

November 17, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

A family rejoicing in the sunshine

(3rd in a series for National Bible Week.  Reflection on Exodus 14:29-30; 15:1-2, 19-21) “I hope I never see you again.” Mark could hardly believe his ears. “Excuse me?” “I hope to never see you again,” the radiologist repeated. “The cancer’s gone.” Gone! All those months of treatments; the pain, the weakness, the worry, a […]

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THE BIBLE: A BOOK FOR FAMILIES CAUGHT IN A STORM

November 16, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

A family weathering a storm

(2nd in a series for National Bible Week.  A reflection on  Matthew 14:22-33.) We were expecting our fourth child, and the other kids were betting on what it would be. “Not another boy!” said our daughter. “As long as it’s healthy,” I said. Waiting to be discharged from the hospital, we got the word. Our […]

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THE BIBLE: A BOOK FOR THE FAMILY

November 13, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

cartoon of a Family Bible being read by a family

(First in a series for National Bible Week) In 1948, Beijing had fallen to the Communists and Mao Tse Tung was marching toward Shanghai, where my Grandparents lived with their five children and one on the way. Guns and cannons could be heard in the distance. Soldiers occupied the neighboring house and did their exercises […]

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WHAT’S YOUR FAMILY’S STORY?

September 23, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia this week, and the whole town is in a whirl. Welcome signs and banners with the Holy Father’s picture are everywhere, and people of all ages, carrying green World Meeting of Families backpacks, are filling the streets with their smiles. One thing it’s hard not to notice is the […]

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Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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