Psalm 4610, Be still and know that I am God.

And I'm not kidding, for several weeks, I just kept bumping into this verse.

And so that was the first verse that I learned in Mandarin.

Niemen Yao Shoshi, Yao Jada Woshershin.

I know that.

And if I translate that back to you, I would translate it this way.

You must rest.

You must know that I am God.

Hey friend, I'm Julie Sattery. Welcome to Java with Julie. I'm really glad that you've joined me today for this bonus episode.

Java with Julie is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy. One of the foundations of this ministry is building intimacy with God.

So many men and women who engage with our resources will tell me,

I picked up this book because I wanted to build intimacy in my marriage. I had no idea how much

more I needed and longed for intimacy with God, or how much he wanted intimacy with me.

Well, today I'm sitting down with two of my good friends,

Hannah Knits and Carmen Beasley, who you heard from at the top of the show.

Carmen has been in women's ministry for over 30 years, and she has a passion for teaching

women how to read their Bibles using an inductive study method. And she's created a series

of study books that I'm excited to share with you.

It's called Simply Bible.

Now, I want to be clear that there's no one right way to read your Bible.

We are blessed to live in a day and age where we have so many resources to help us grow in intimacy with God.

We can learn from gifted teachers through books,

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