Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.

For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform YouTube.

Our channel is called Coffee and Bible Time where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word and thrive in Christian living.

We also have a website in storefront with Bible studies, prayer journals, courses, and more.

And I'm so excited to tell you about our brand new, in-depth Bible Study Academy.

Have you always wished that you knew how to study your Bible in-depthly for yourself,

but you just don't have time to go to Bible College?

Well, join us this year as we adventure through 12 different courses designed to give you the

background and the tools to study

the Bible for yourselves. You can find out more information about the Academy on our website at

coffee and Bible time.com. I'm Mentor Mama and today we are going to be talking about how to bring

color and life to our Bible study time.

You know, a fun fact is that the Bible is the highest selling and most read book in all of the world,

but so many of us get stuck in a rut when we approach this gift from God.

Instead of feeling inspired and energized when

we read it, you might feel confused or frustrated and get disenchanted. Well, that's definitely not

how God wants us to feel after reading his words. So today, our guest, Bible scholar and lover of God's word, James Coakley,

is here to open our eyes to the beautiful way in which God communicates with us, to share practical

strategies, to pull us out of that rut. So James Coakley is the author of 14 fresh ways to enjoy the Bible, which we

will be discussing today. He has taught at Moody Bible Institute for over 20 years in both

the seminary and undergraduate school. He is a frequent tour leader to Bible lands and a frequent guest on several Moody

radio programs. He's also contributed to the Moody Bible commentary and the Moody Handbook of

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