Highlighters and Gel Pens

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters Review: Months of Real Use

Months of daily use on thin Bible pages, honest tradeoffs, and who should buy the BLIEVE set.

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters vs Mr. Pen Gel Highlighters: Which Is Better?
Bible Study Tools

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters vs Mr. Pen Gel Highlighters: Which Is Better?

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

10 Reasons No-Bleed Highlighters Suit Thin Bible Pages
Bible Study Tools

10 Reasons No-Bleed Highlighters Suit Thin Bible Pages

Why a set of highlighters deserves a permanent spot in your Bible study basket, even if you have tried other markers and given up on them.

The Highlighter Set That Finally Stopped Ruining My Bible Pages
Bible Study Tools

The Highlighter Set That Finally Stopped Ruining My Bible Pages

A retired librarian's honest take on the BLIEVE aesthetic highlighter set after months of daily use.

How to Highlight Your Bible Without Bleed-Through
Bible Study Tools

How to Highlight Your Bible Without Bleed-Through

A practical, kitchen-table guide to marking scripture without ruining the page underneath, from a woman who has tested highlighters on thin Bible paper for years.

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters: An Honest Review

A practical, honest look at what works, what doesn't, and who these highlighters actually suit, from a small-group leader who tested them for months.

Bible Tabs

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs Review: Months of Real Use

What holds up after months of daily use at a kitchen table, and who should buy a different set.

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs vs Gold-Foil Bible Tabs: Which Is Better?
Bible Study Tools

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs vs Gold-Foil Bible Tabs: Which Is Better?

A practical comparison from a kitchen-table Bible study leader who has used both, including where the gold-foil set honestly wins.

10 Reasons Bible Tabs Make Finding Books Easier
Bible Study

10 Reasons Bible Tabs Make Finding Books Easier

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

The Small Group Moment That Made Me Buy Bible Tabs
Bible Study Tools

The Small Group Moment That Made Me Buy Bible Tabs

The night nine women could not find the book of Amos, and what I did about it.

How to Put Tabs in Your Bible Neatly
Bible Study Tools

How to Put Tabs in Your Bible Neatly

A practical, kitchen-table method for adding tabs to your study Bible without bubbles, misaligned edges, or tabs that peel off by Wednesday.

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs: An Honest Review

An honest, plain-spoken look at the Mr. Pen Bible tabs after four months of weekly study use: the fiddly parts the listing leaves out, how the lamination holds up, and who should skip them.

Bible Covers and Cases

Montana West Bible Cover Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

Montana West Bible Cover Review: Months of Real Use

I have carried my study Bible in a Montana West cover for months now. Here is what holds up, what does not, and who should buy one.

Montana West Bible Cover vs Quilted Bible Covers: Which Is Better?
Bible Study Tools

Montana West Bible Cover vs Quilted Bible Covers: Which Is Better?

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

10 Reasons a Bible Cover Protects Your Study Bible
Bible Study

10 Reasons a Bible Cover Protects Your Study Bible

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

My Worn Out Bible Finally Has a Home
Bible Study Tools

My Worn Out Bible Finally Has a Home

A worn-out study Bible, a Wednesday night group, and the cover that finally held up.

How to Choose a Bible Cover That Fits Your Bible
Bible Study Tools

How to Choose a Bible Cover That Fits Your Bible

A plain-spoken guide to measuring your Bible, choosing a style that matches how you study, and finding a cover that will still be doing its job years from now.

Montana West Bible Cover: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

Montana West Bible Cover: An Honest Review

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

Journaling Bibles

ESV Journaling Bible Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

ESV Journaling Bible Review: Months of Real Use

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

ESV Journaling Bible vs NIV Journaling Bibles: Which Is Better?
Bible Study

ESV Journaling Bible vs NIV Journaling Bibles: Which Is Better?

A practical comparison of the Crossway ESV Journaling Bible and the NIV Journaling Bible, based on daily use at the kitchen table, in a Wednesday night study, and in the margins.

10 Reasons a Wide-Margin Bible Deepens Your Study
Bibles & Study Tools

10 Reasons a Wide-Margin Bible Deepens Your Study

Why the wide margins in the ESV Journaling Bible by Crossway changed how I study, take notes, and lead my Wednesday-night group.

Why My Morning Quiet Time Changed With a Journaling Bible
Bible Study

Why My Morning Quiet Time Changed With a Journaling Bible

How writing in the margins of an ESV Journaling Bible changed my morning routine, and what I would tell a friend about it.

How to Start Bible Journaling in the Margins
Bible Study Tools

How to Start Bible Journaling in the Margins

A practical, honest guide to writing, drawing, and praying in the margins of an ESV Journaling Bible, from a longtime small-group leader who started at 60.

ESV Journaling Bible: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

ESV Journaling Bible: An Honest Review

After two years of writing in the margins, here is what I wish someone had told me before I bought it.

Bible Study Journals

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal Review: Months of Real Use
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Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal Review: Months of Real Use

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, from months of use at the kitchen table and in a Wednesday night small group.

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal vs Sermon Notes Notebooks: Which Is Better?
Bible Study Tools

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal vs Sermon Notes Notebooks: Which Is Better?

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

10 Reasons a Bible Study Journal Helps You Remember
Bible Study

10 Reasons a Bible Study Journal Helps You Remember

Ten practical reasons a simple spiral notebook helped me actually remember what I study, after eleven years of Wednesday nights at my kitchen table.

What Leading a Small Group Taught Me About Taking Notes
Bible Study Tools

What Leading a Small Group Taught Me About Taking Notes

Eleven years of Wednesday nights at my kitchen table taught me what a study notebook actually needs to do. The G.T. Luscombe Scripture Notes journal does most of it well, with a couple of honest caveats.

How to Take Scripture Notes You Will Actually Reread
Bible Study Tools

How to Take Scripture Notes You Will Actually Reread

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal: An Honest Review

What an 11-year small group leader actually thinks after months of using the G.T. Luscombe Scripture Notes journal every week.

All Reviews

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters Review: Months of Real Use

Months of daily use on thin Bible pages, honest tradeoffs, and who should buy the BLIEVE set.

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

BLIEVE Bible Highlighters: An Honest Review

A practical, honest look at what works, what doesn't, and who these highlighters actually suit, from a small-group leader who tested them for months.

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs Review: Months of Real Use

What holds up after months of daily use at a kitchen table, and who should buy a different set.

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

Mr. Pen Bible Tabs: An Honest Review

An honest, plain-spoken look at the Mr. Pen Bible tabs after four months of weekly study use: the fiddly parts the listing leaves out, how the lamination holds up, and who should skip them.

Montana West Bible Cover Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

Montana West Bible Cover Review: Months of Real Use

I have carried my study Bible in a Montana West cover for months now. Here is what holds up, what does not, and who should buy one.

Montana West Bible Cover: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

Montana West Bible Cover: An Honest Review

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

ESV Journaling Bible Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

ESV Journaling Bible Review: Months of Real Use

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, for anyone studying scripture at home or leading a small group.

ESV Journaling Bible: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

ESV Journaling Bible: An Honest Review

After two years of writing in the margins, here is what I wish someone had told me before I bought it.

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal Review: Months of Real Use
Bible Study Tools

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal Review: Months of Real Use

A practical look at what works, what does not, and who it suits, from months of use at the kitchen table and in a Wednesday night small group.

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal: An Honest Review
Bible Study Tools

Scripture Notes Bible Study Journal: An Honest Review

What an 11-year small group leader actually thinks after months of using the G.T. Luscombe Scripture Notes journal every week.

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