If we’re going to love people well, we’re going to need God’s help! As Jennie Allen writes in the Restless study guide on page 118, Imagine getting to heaven and God saying: Before I laid the foundations of the earth, I thought of you and of the days you would live on earth. I planned out…
Restless Study Week 5 — It’s Not Our Places; It’s What We Do In Our Places
This week we’re studying Restless Chapter 4 — Places. Honest to goodness, I thought Phew! We’re through suffering! Didn’t you? But, like Joseph, sometimes our places are really hard places! Maybe the places God has you aren’t painful or challenging. Maybe you’re exactly where you want to be right now. That’s just gorgeous! But, there’s…
Restless Study Week 4 — What if Your Wounds Help Set Others Free?
What if your scars point to a greater glory? — Jennie Allen This week, in Week 4 of our Restless Study, we’re studying a potentially painful subject: suffering. Jennie’s main idea this week is that “our sufferings could contain our deepest passions and the things we would most like to see healed around us.” Her…
Restless Study Week 3 — What Are Your Gifts?
Jennie’s right. This is hard. I’ve avoided writing about this week’s Restless study lesson for three days. They that know God will be humble; they that know themselves cannot be proud. — John Flavel I don’t want to talk about gifts. Because, the thing is, I know myself fairly well. And, honey, it isn’t pretty. My…
Restless Study Week 2 — God’s Story
This week I had the privilege of being a part of something absolutely miraculous and gorgeous. Messy, painful, broken, agonizing, and so, so beautiful. Along the way, I discovered that you can actually grieve and giggle at the same time. An agnostic Muslim friend I’ve not seen in 26 years shared her heartbreak with me.…
Restless Study Week 1 — What’s Holding You Back From Dreaming?
Hi, my fellow Restless Bible Study friends! My name is Laurie and I’m so honored and happy to be your leader through the Restless Study. Did you happen to watch our kickoff live-chat with Jennie Allen? Don’t you just love her? God has phenomenal plans for each of us over these weeks as we seek Him. I…
Author Chat with Jennie Allen Replay
Wow. Last night we were so blessed to get to chat with the incredibly gifted writer, Bible teacher and storyteller, Jennie Allen, about her new book, Restless. Jennie is a beautiful person inside and out and our interview with her felt like having a conversation with an old friend over coffee — she’s so authentic and…
Join the Restless Online Study at FaithGateway
Sign Up Now for the Restless Online Bible Study! Enrollment: January 19 – February 2 Kick off Event: Live Chat with Jennie Allen, Tues. January 28 at 10 pm EST (optional). Register Now! Can’t make it? We’ll have an archive video for you to replay. Starts: Week of February 2 Duration: 8 weeks, February 2 –…
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