Bible Marginalia- Walk in Love

Bible Marginalia Series- #60

 Ephesians 5:1-21

So many powerful images here:

imitators of God,

beloved children,

walk in love,

fragrant offering,

and sacrifice to God,

walk as children of light,

look carefully how you walk,

be wise,

make the best use of time,

make melody to the Lord with your heart,

give thanks always and for everything,

submit to one another in reverence for Christ.

What this looks like-

this discipleship walk.

Vivid statements-

about this journey.

Living life together.

Supplies:

Stamp

Colored pencils

Sharpie fine-point marker (non-bleeding)

Bible Marginalia- Pages of History

Bible Marginalia Series- #59

Was following up a wonderful Bible study

 this week with a great group of faith sisters.

And shared a bit about praying in color,

 praying the Scriptures,

 and how this leads to writing in the margins-

 Bible Journaling.

I loved seeing this page in Faith's Bible.

I'd asked permission

 to take a photo and share it with you.

 The Psalms laid right open-

whole heart and whole soul.

A smaller Bible, well-worn.

With the history of life all over God's Word.

The tiny tree by the stream for Psalm One.

Underlined. Highlighted.

Noted.

My friend Faith is a real artist.

She draws things 

and you know what they are.

She has a gift for sharing-

 and often gives us notecards

 with her beautiful drawings.

Her Bible is history-

captured moments connecting Scripture.

Intersections of His grace-

 in the real days of life.

Perhaps, Faith will look

 into a Journaling Bible.-

with wide margins.

But, I believe she has been 

journaling all along.

Bible Marginalia- His mercies are new

Bible Marginalia- #58

Bright and renewed,
 That is how his mercy
 is handed to us each
 and every morning.
Never ceases.
Never ends.
 When I am unfaithful-
God is faithful.

Because GOD is LOVE.
And He keeps His promises.
To ME.
What a blessing.


Loved this graphic from a Vera Bradley
 mailing from the VB Cancer Foundation
 that my sister works for in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Simply tore if off and added
 it to one of the back pages in my Bible.

Supplies-
 Touch of Pink - Delta Acrylic
 A couple shades off- but I'm doing use what you have
Black Sharpie Marker
 and Fine- Point Sharpie marker 
Bible verse printing on cardstock
Double-sided Scotch tape to attach

Bible Tabs for ME- References

Bible tabs for quick reference for verses.

This is in my 20 year old study Bible.

Spent a lot of wonderful time

 here in God's Word.

This project had a simple beginning.

I have a hard time remembering-
 just where to find verses
 when I need them.
Aging has not helped this problem.  
Some are easy. 
John 3:16

Some send me to Bible Gateway
 and a trail through the internet trying
 to find the right words
 to bring up the passage.

 I got tired of that.
 So awhile back.
 I simply started making tabs 
with key words that allowed me
 to quickly find the passage.

I first wrote about doing this here-

bible-tabs-for-me.

Then I start getting notices that others

 wanted the list of my verses.

 It took me awhile to do just that.

But, I state that this has been MY journey. 

Your list of verses and pathway

 may look very different.

 But, I offer these as a beginning place-

an idea for making the journey your own.

The other thing to note is that this

 has made my Bible BIGGER.

 It is hard to close now.

 It stays at home when I travel

 and I take my Journaling Bible. 

 This one lays open and ready
 for DEVOTION time.

 As a verb.

And that's OK with me. 

I have chosen Not to make tabs

 for my Journaling Bible- 

simply because it DOES travel with me a lot.

Packed in bags and back packs- 

and I know the tabs won't last the hard wear.

 So maybe you want to do this project

 with another Bible that you spend time reading.

The tangle verses shown here are copies

 of the prayer cards that I make
 and send to others.

These can be seen here on Pinterest-
Praying the Scipture
The chosen verses here in no way discount
 the importance of other selections. 
They simply map MY JOURNEY.

 Also note that as I began to do this I realized-

 I probably need to make a tab

 for just about every page in the Bible. 
That only makes His Word
 more powerful to me-

 it is all worthy of remembering-

 the God-

breathed WORDS

 to His people He loves.

 Supplies:
Assorted washi tape
 Tim Holtz tiny attacher stapler 
Tab punch- McGill 3 inch

These are the references that I have placed

 in my Bible at this time.

 They allow me to find passages quickly. 

I can also send this to you

 by email if you notify me- or in a pdf file. 

 Blessings to each of you on the journey.

 Here is an updated and printable list 

from Visual Faith® Ministry:

bible-tabs-topical

Gen. 2:18-25             God's relationship plan
Gen. 8:20-22             Creation Covenant
Gen. 9:8-17               Rainbow promise
Gen. 15:1-6               Covenant with Abram
Exodus 15:21            Miriam's Song
Exodus 20-               The Ten Commandments
Numbers 14-             Kingdom-minded Decisions
Duet. 33:12-              Rest Secure in Him
1 Sam. 2-                   Hannah's Prayer
1 Chron. 16:34          His mercy endures forever
Nehemiah 2:4            Arrow prayer
Esther 4:14                For such a time as this
Psalm 2                     Get a bigger world
Psalm 3:3                  The lifter of my head
Psalm 16:11              Fullness of JOY
Psalm 27:14              Don't QUIT
Psalm 31:24              Be strong, take heart
Psalm 33:20              My soul waits
Psalm 46:1                Our Refuge and strength
Psalm 46:10              Be still and know
Psalm 51:10              Create a clean heart
Psalm 55:22              Give your burdens
Psalm 61:2-4             Rock Shelter Tower
Psalm 63:3-4             Joy in the Lord
Psalm 66                   Awesome God
Psalm 84:11              Sun and Shield
Psalm 91                   Safety in His presence
Psalm 100                 Song of praise
Psalm 105:4-5           Seek His presence continually
Psalm 117:2              His truth endures forever
Psalm 121:1              Lift up my Eyes
Psalm 138                 Find us faithful
Psalm 139                 I am wonderfully made
Proverbs 3:5             Trust and Lean
Proverbs 4:23           Guard your heart
Ecclesiastes 3:11      Everything in its time
Ecclesiastes 4:12      A cord of three strands
Isaiah 40                   Comfort comfort
Isaiah 49:16              Inscribed
Isaiah 53                   Fulfilled Prophecies
Isaiah 61:3                Beauty for Ashes
Jeremiah 32:16         Nothing too hard
Jeremiah 33:3           Unsearchable things
Ezekiel 37:1-14        Dry bones live
Joel 2:13                   Rend your heart
Jonah 2:6                  The PIT
Micah 6:8                 Do, walk, love
Micah 7:7                 Look to the Lord
Zephaniah 3: 17       Hope comes
Matthew 5                The Beatitudes
Matthew 13:10-16    Storytelling
Matthew 19:26         With God-it's possible
Mark 9:24                 Help my unbelief
Mark 14:8                 Done what she could
Luke 19:11-27          Faithful Managing
Luke 22: 20              The new covenant
John 1:1                    The eternal WORD
John 1:5                    The light in the darkness
John 1:14                  The WORD becomes flesh
John 1:16                  Grace upon Grace
John 1:43                  Follow me
John 2:5                    Do what He says
John 3:27                  The Lord's generosity
John 3:16                  Eternal life
John 3:30                  He increase- I decrease
John 4:13-14             Living Water
John 4:23-24             Spirit and Truth
John 4:35                  Fields for the Harvest
John 5: 23-24            Eternal Life
John 5:30                  Will of the Father
John 6:35                  Bread of Life
John 6:43                  Don't grumble
John 6:68                  To whom shall we go?
John 7: 37-38            Promise of the Holy Spirit
John 8:7                    Adulteress faces Jesus
John 8:12                  Light of the world
John 8:34,36             FREE
John 8:31                  FREE
John 9:3                    A blind man sees
John 10:2-3               True Shepherd
John 10:10                Abundant Life
John 10:27                Hear and Follow
John 10:28                Sheep and Shepherd
John 11:25-26           Resurrection and the life
John 12: 24, 25         Fruitful Grain
John 13:14                Humble Servant
John 13:35                The new commandment
John 14:27                Peace
John 15:5, 9, 11        Abide, JOY
John 17:3                  Eternal life
John 16:33                Overcome the world
John 17                     Jesus prays for His disciples
John 17:11                ONE
John 17:17                Truth
John 19:30                It is finished
John 20:22                Breathed the Holy Spirit
John 20:29                Not seen yet believed
John 20:31                Believe
John 21:15                Feed my lambs
Acts 2:39                  Generational promise
Romans 1:17            Just live by faith
Romans 9:37            More than conquerors
Romans 12:2            Be transformed
1 Corin. 2: 16           Mind of Christ
1 Corin. 10:31          To the Glory of God
1 Corin. 15:57          Victory through Jesus
2 Corin. 5:7              Walk by Faith
2 Corin. 12:9            His grace, my weakness
Gal. 8:8                    Don't give up
Eph. 3:20                  Unlimited resources
Phil. 4:4                    Rejoice always
Phil. 4:7                    Peace transcends
Phil. 4:13                  Christ strengthens me
Phil. 4:19                  God's generosity              
Col. 1:5                     Hope
Col. 1:9-14               Prayer for my Children
Col. 3:15                  Let peace rule
1 Thess. 5:17-18      Pray without ceasing
1 Tim. 1:14              Abundant grace
Hebrews 12              The race of faith
Hebrews 12:28         Kingdom unshaken
Hebrews  13:8          Changeless Christ
Rev. 3: 11                 Crown of life

Bible Marginalia- God Wins

Bible Marginalia- #57

The Alpha and the Omega

The WHOLE story is

a reminder that our END-

is the BEGINNING.

Nothing here will destroy

 that future for His believers.

God has already won the battle.

He wins- FOREVER.

And SOON in God's realm of time?

I must live as if it is TODAY.

I saw this statement

 in the Bible Journaling

 community early on - 

can't find who that was....

I wanted to quickly add

 these words to my Bible

 before I forgot them.
 Simple page- Simple message.

On a rough day...

 this graphic statement 

simply reminds me of who is

writing my story.

And I already know how 

IT ENDS.

Supplies:

Scrapbook paper-

that looked like graph paper

 Alpha stickers (stash)

Creative Haven- You are loved

Creative Haven open studio time this week.  

 Some copies of vintage Valentines.

Some doilies, ribbon, medallions,

 and tissue paper flowers.

Covered some rectangles of foam board 

with tissue paper and added a wire hanger.

All sorts of  FINDINGS 

to choose from for inspiration.

 Old hymn pages, 

crinkle ribbon and tulle.

Some began with a heart shape.

(just cardboard)

Added a pocket, tulle ruffle, 

covered a chenille stem

 with ribbon for a hanger.

Adding a fabric flower accent.
some Valentine die cuts.

We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19

With LOVE

The greatest of these is LOVE

Medallions and heart doily, 
on felt ribbon, 
scrapbook sticker letters, 
and ribbon and tulle tassels.

An embellished tag
(size 8)

The neighborhood "littles" 
came over in the afternoon
for crafting- 
stamping, strip circle garlands, 
with doodads galore.

And this is the "FINDINGS"
 for the grownup
playtime.

All in all.
Heart love shared
all around.

Bible Marginalia- Add ins

Bible Marginalia Series- #56

This verse in Thessalonians

 is one of my ministry mottos.

I added a simple rub-on to the margin awhile back.

Later added the simple tangles around the verse.

I spent time reading
 and rereading this ONE page.

Paul's description of the coming of the Lord.

 His take heed admonitions.

 His final instructions are all worthy

 of a margin side bar highlight.

I didn't want to miss the nuggets here.

I found a piece of journaling paper-

(from the stash purchased years ago) 

and wrote pieces of the verses.

One one side.
And the other side.

 I created an "add-in"-

 simply by attaching with washi tape

 in the gutter of the Bible.
(Gutter is the margin 
on the bound edge of a book.)
I applied the washi tape on both sides of the page.

There are lots of online helps
 with doing add-ins.
I usually make it up as I go.
I do have concerns
 with adding in extra pages to my Bible.
I want my Bible to "close."
But, since I am working with a "no-rules" policy,
 I plan to use them when needed.

For the blessing of seeing words that 
challenge me to live life fully-
 because the One who calls me is faithful.

Sources:

Timeless Transfer rub-ons
The rubs on come in a pack of 5.
 This is the best price I have found for them-
 usually they are $3-$4 per sheet.
 The shipping is rather steep- 
so find some friends
 and order multiples and share the shipping.

These work very well especially 
if you are doing Bible Journaling with children
 as they are easy to use and help to make a "successful" page.

Brenda+Walton+Flora+and+Fauna+Ledger

I liked this packet-
 as the paper is subtle in coloring 
and works well for stamping in the margins
 and for creative letting also.