I have long counted the daily study for Bible Study Fellowship as my personal devotion time, even though I have long felt a little guilty about it. Though there are plenty of personal application questions, it's always felt a little more "academic" than my ambiguous notion of "quiet time" allows for. (This is all very random and not really based on anything concrete, but there you have it.)
This year, I felt rather challenged to do something more, say, introspective than BSF during Lent, so I downloaded the She Reads Truth app onto my new iPhone. I'd heard of the studies/devotions from Money Saving Mom and a few other sources, and since a number of the studies were free, it was convenient more than anything else.
Long story short, I haven't been disappointed, and I highly recommend it if you're (a woman, and) in need of a source for daily devotions. All of the plans are free online (but some are paid-only through the app); the Bible readings are included with each day's devotion, and they're of a very manageable length for, for instance, someone with four small children. ;)
(If you read the ECC blog, by the way, this is the devotion that our children's ministry director referenced in her post here.)
Most recently, I completed part one of a two-part study on hymns. Here's a snippet from recording artist Ellie Holcomb, from her devotion on Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing:
I’d never play a song with an out of tune guitar, but so often (too often) I am willing to live with a heart that is out of tune. Dissonant. Fearful. Discontent. Ashamed. All because I don’t take the time to restore my heart to its rightful place, to a place of gratitude for a Love that will never leave me.
The metaphor is simple but profound (to a musician like me, especially), and I've found most of the devotions I've read so far to be the same way. Two thumbs up. Check it out!
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