Hello, everyone and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast.

I'm Gwen Smith, and I'm really glad you've joined me today.

Around here we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled conversations,

all to help you know and trust God more. Our discussions are honest, often humorous, and always

practical, and they're going to encourage you in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace

of Jesus in the midst of cluttered, messy days.

You got any of those?

I know I do, and I can't wait to get to today's show,

which is all about amping up your personal Bible study.

My guest is Christy Cambron.

Christy's a vintage-inspired storyteller who writes from the space where art,

history, and faith intersect. She's an award-winning author of historical fiction, she's a researcher,

and now she's a writer of nonfiction as well with her new release of the verse mapping series

of Bibles and Bible studies.

Let me ask you this. When it comes to studying the Bible, are you ready for something fresh?

Would you like to understand the verses that you read better and hear more clearly from the Holy Spirit?

I mean, who doesn't, right?

Today, Christy talks about how verse mapping helped her take studying the Bible deeper,

using Bible study tools to research what she read to learn more about what God was saying and how she could apply his word to her life.

Christy shares her personal story, and she explains the basics of verse mapping and talks

about how it helps you study historical context, transliteration, translation, connotation, and the

theological framework of a verse. For real. Now, all of that might sound a bit intimidating,

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