{"id":50,"date":"2025-12-16T05:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:26:20","slug":"bible-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re beginning your journey into Bible study \u2014 or returning after some time away \u2014 you\u2019re in the right place. The Bible is more than an ancient book; it is a living story that continues to speak, shape, challenge, and comfort us today. No matter your background, your questions, or your level of familiarity, Scripture has a way of meeting you right where you are and surprising you with fresh insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of this page as your starting point \u2014 a place to slow down, open your heart, and approach Scripture with expectation. Whether you\u2019ve read the Bible for years or are just beginning, you\u2019ll find space here to grow, reflect, and rediscover the God who still speaks through His Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you begin, consider asking a simple prayer:<br><strong>\u201cLord, open my heart to Your Word. Surprise me with Your truth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s begin this journey together \u2014 listening, learning, and allowing the living Word to shape us in ways we never expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GU841R9nz2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/surprised-by-scripture\/\">Surprised By Scripture<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Surprised By Scripture&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/surprised-by-scripture\/embed\/#?secret=AsBdH7sAgP#?secret=GU841R9nz2\" data-secret=\"GU841R9nz2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sd2MpDIgPG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/psalm-51-renew-in-me\/\">Psalm 51 &#8211; RENEW IN ME<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Psalm 51 &#8211; RENEW IN ME&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/psalm-51-renew-in-me\/embed\/#?secret=KzpQxIPTPp#?secret=sd2MpDIgPG\" data-secret=\"sd2MpDIgPG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re beginning your journey into Bible study \u2014 or returning after some time away \u2014 you\u2019re in the right place. The Bible is more than an ancient book; it is a living story that continues to speak, shape, challenge, and comfort us today. No matter your background, your questions, or your level of familiarity,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}