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I’m Marissa, a writer with a passion for helping other people thrive. Thanks for visiting 🙂 Here, you’ll find a bunch of resources to supplement the books in my Like An Anchor Study Guide series.
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Free Scripture Writing Plans
Themed lists of 30 scriptures that you can use individually or in small groups to guide your studies of God’s word.
Book Club Guides
Additional resources for book clubs reading Like An Anchor Study Guides together.
Latest posts from the blog
Live Your Faith Even When You Know Bad Things Will Come (Zephaniah Revisited)
I wrote about Zephaniah in my 2015 Lessons from the Minor Prophets series, but when I reread that post recently it didn’t really dig into the book of Zephaniah as much as I wanted. I’ve been picking a passage of scripture each week to read with my toddler, and a…
Keep readingTwo Lessons From The Good Shepherd
I have started doing some Bible reading with my 18-month-old. I am not sure exactly how much she understands, but since she has developed a keen appreciation for sheep we spent a couple weeks going through Psalm 23 and John 10, and most recently 1 Peter 2:24-25. Now, every time…
Keep readingThe Holy Spirit as a Down Payment
Bible writers love word pictures. They use analogies, metaphors, and parables to help us understand complex topics; e.g. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed” (Matt. 13:31, NET) and “The Lord is my shepherd” (Ps. 23:1, NET). One of the analogies that we might overlook in English because of translation…
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