Author Archives: Shelley Linn Johnson

More Than Mediocre Nicole admits to being a “happy-ending addict.” I knew I related to Nicole…well, mostly. I do LOVE a happy ending, but I also like to be surprised. I read lots of novels but always from front to back. I love it that she says Jesus really is the happy ending we’ve beenContinueContinue reading “She’s Got Issues – Chapter 2”

Here we are, sisters in study, ready to begin our discussion of Nicole Unice’s book, She’s Got Issues. Chapter One — “Cheap Plastic Souls.” From her opening Barbie quote to her question, “Am I changed because of Jesus?” Nicole captured my attention on that first page…but I also became acutely aware that this book won’t beContinueContinue reading “She’s Got Issues – Chapter 1”

June packed in a lot of traveling for this once-wannabe-traveler. Now it’s July! Already! My travels are over.  I’m glad to be home. I’m glad it’s still summer. Shall we dig into another book together? Since we’re sisters in study, it’s only appropriate that we should do at least one book about our issues. IContinueContinue reading “Full Circle – An Intro to She’s Got Issues”

Israel Day 12 – Going West Our final day in Israel and we’re headed west, hitting a couple of sights before our final destination, Tel Aviv. I’d say today was about hills and valleys. We hovered mostly in the valley, most famously known as, Armageddon. And all around this strategic valley are mountain ranges andContinueContinue reading “Going West – Our Final Day”

Israel, Day 11 Ariel is an artist as well as one of the all-time best tour guides. He crafts silver jewelry, designing each himself. One of the pendants he showed us (iPhone pictures) had an outline in the shape of the Sea of Galilee with two scenes – Jesus walking on water and Jesus calming theContinueContinue reading “Around the Sea of Galilee”

Israel Day 10, Northern Galilee We certainly are waking up to the most beautiful view of the trip while staying in Tiberias. Some of us who came without our husbands feel guilty to be experiencing all this without them – the palm trees and blue waters of the Sea of Galilee just add to thatContinueContinue reading “Northern Galilee”

Israel Day 9 – Jordan Valley We loaded the bus again, headed to a new destination, leaving the Dead Sea. If you look at a map, the Dead Sea is the southern-most body of water in Israel. Up north is the Sea of Galilee. And it’s the Jordan River that connects the two. This day,ContinueContinue reading “Jordan Valley”

Day 8 – Dead Sea Sites Balance. Today, this trip, our lives are about balance. The Dead Sea is fed by the Jordan River, but it has no outlet. It receives but doesn’t give. It gets filled up but never pours out. The Dead Sea represents physically what can happen to us spiritually if weContinueContinue reading “Dead Sea Sites”

Day 7 – Philistine Country David and Goliath. The shepherd and the giant. An Israelite and a Philistine. Today we loaded our big orange bus, which by the way, is a first class bus. It even has Wi-Fi! So far, the only free Wi-Fi of the trip. But I digress. We loaded up our busContinueContinue reading “Philistine Country”

Day 6 – Jerusalem’s Christian Sites The night before I took a look at our list of places we were going to visit today, and my first thought was, “This will be a day about death.” Entering through St. Stephen’s Gate (he was the first Christian martyr), following the Way of the Cross, the GardenContinueContinue reading “Final Day in Jerusalem”