Having a mary heart in a martha world

Serious, long, drawn-out conversations have been happening over here- both in my head and in my home. Sample topics on the table: Vacation, fear, jobs, anxiety, futures, travel, music, sewing, among other things... And of course there have been proper amounts of joking thrown in for good measure because I'm finding it's waaaay less messy…

A review on this life-changing Bible study.

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World Study Guide: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life (A 10-session Series for Personal or Group Study) [Weaver, Joanna] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World Study Guide: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life (A 10-session Series for Personal or Group Study)

Often we feel as if we’re not doing enough. Then we feel guilty because we’re supposed to be having quiet times with God too—but when we try to slow down, our hearts and minds are still busy. The story of Mary and Martha offers us guidance as well as grace in this tension. It’s a story of two sisters. It’s a story for each of us.

The whole thing started with a sermon I heard at summer camp… I was a 36-year-old pastor’s wife at the time, and though I’d heard the story of Mary and Martha before, this time the sermon based on Luke 10:38-42 resonated in a fresh way. Wow, I could relate to both women. Torn between motherhood and ministry and life, I felt […]

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World is the first in the trilogy by Joanna Weaver, challenging the reader to be still and have intimacy with Christ.

It is so hard to have a Mary heart in a Martha World. Every day is one step forward and ten steps back. An inch forward and a mile back. Dishes piled high in the sink like mini skyscrapers, Cheerios scattered under the table like little minefields, Hot Wheels, and dolls interspersed with Lego's forming an obstacle course on the carpet that you swore you just vacuumed.