The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed,…
Category: Bible History
January 3- Genesis Books 8 – 11 #Bible365
Genesis 8 – The End of the Flood Genesis 9 – God’s Covenant and the Rainbow Genesis 10 – Many Nations Genesis 11 – Tower of Babel _______________________________________ Genesis 8 – The End of the Flood 8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and…
January 2 – Day 2 of #ReadtoWrite
Daily Painting by Carol Marine pgs. 1 – 73 The Spider Weaver by Margaret Musgrove Calabash Cat by James Rumford Kente Cloth Patterns Sheep – A Chapter in Story of the Bible Animals by J.G. Wood pgs. 176-193. Create to Be More Creative – A Zen-Like Thought about the Importance of Getting Things Out Read…
January 2- Genesis Books 4 – 7 #Bible365
Genesis 4 – Cain and Abel and Sin Genesis 5 – Adam’s Family Line through Noah and His Sons Genesis 6 – Noah Genesis 7 – Noah’s Ark _____________________________________________ Genesis 4 – Cain and Abel and Sin Births of Cain and Abel 4 Adam[a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b] She…
January 1 – Day 1 of #ReadtoWrite
Suggested Reading Log. I highlighted the books that I read today Greek Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 171 – 179 Helios Sun God Egyptian Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 12 – 23 – Ra God of Radiance Treasury of Bible Stories – Donna Napoli – Creation Treasury of Bible Stories – Donna Napoli…
January 1- Genesis Books 1 – 3 #Bible365
It’s Day 1 of #Bible365, and please hear me when I say that it is not necessary for you to buy a new Bible to participate in this event. I must have 20 Bibles, but I invariably do most of my quick searches of scripture in some of the great, free online Bibles that are…
Read to Write – A Challenge for 2023
This time of year, I always reflect on what I do and do not want to do in the coming year, and then I name my goals and resolutions for the New Year. Perhaps more than any other year before this one, I plan to Reach for the Stars in 2023. You see, in 2022,…
Jacki Kellum Reviews The Storybook Bible – The Best Family Bible Book for Families Celebrating Advent
The best thing that I can say about the Jesus Storybook Bible is that I wish that I had written that book before Sally Lloyd-Jones did and did it perfectly. I discovered The Jesus Storybook Bible because I was looking for resources for families to share together to celebrate Advent. I wanted the resources to…
Jacki Kellum Reviews the Bibles & Books of Bible Stories in Her Personal Library
The Bibles & Books of Bible Stories in Jacki Kellum’s Library The Jesus Storybook Bible is the best book of Bible stories for families with children who are celebrating Advent. Although this book is not in a scriptural format, the stories follow the Bibles of the book in order, beginning with Genesis. The first story…
Should Picture Book Writers Write Memoirs? YES!
Every Writer Should Write Memoirs. News Flash: The Donkey’s Song stemmed from my memoir writing. That Donkey is me! Yesterday, I asked my Memoir Mondays people to draw a map of their childhood neighborhoods. If you study my map closely, you can see that my childhood home was within walking distance of the foundation blocks of…