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On every trip, decisions are made. Along the road of life, we inevitably face intersections and decisions about which way to go. It is at those moments that we must live by faith, asking God for wisdom and believing that He will never lead in the wrong direction. It is our hope that each article on the blog will encourage you to keep enjoying the journey…and look for Jesus along the way.

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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

August 14, 2026

Great Expectations Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations is on my Kindle. I must confess that I have read and stopped reading the story several times through the years. It is a strange book. Pip, the young orphan in the tale, provides insight into the ambition of the human heart. We all have it. Great expectations.…

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An image of a shepherd standing in a field surrounded by sheep, with the title 'Psalms' in the center. This page links to a page filled with study resources for the Bible book of Psalms

Journey through Psalms

By Scott Pauley | October 2, 2025
 Journey Through Psalms If you take your copy of the Scriptures in hand and then find the middle of your Bible, you are probably going...
When we see how God inspired His Word, ensured that it is free from error, and preserved it, we can be know that it is absolutely trustworthy.

The Reliability of God’s Word

By Michael Pack | October 1, 2025
In a world where it is difficult to know what to trust or who to trust, it is a comfort to know that we can...
Journey Through 1 Kings examines the life of Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived and looks at the cause and cure for division.

Journey Through 1 Kings

By Scott Pauley | September 29, 2025
Journey Through 1 Kings Do you thank God for your family? I praise the Lord today for the family that God chose for me and...
King Herod showed a pattern of paranoia throughout his life. In his desperation to kill the baby Jesus he commanded a Massacre in Bethlehem (Matthew 2).

The Massacre in Bethlehem

By John Buckner | September 28, 2025
The Massacre in Bethlehem  “Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew...
In recent days, we have witnessed an unprecedented awakening to spiritual realities in the hearts of many. We are also seeing a level of spiritual warfare that always accompanies any mighty work of God. What are we to think? How are we to respond? Is this the revival for which we have prayed?

Is This Revival?

By Scott Pauley | September 25, 2025
Is this the Revival for which We have Prayed? For many years, faithful believers have been praying for a true revival. Skeptics said that the...
Journey through 1 Corinthians, and read an overview of 1 Corinthians. Corinth in the Bible and it's significance

Journey through 1 Corinthians

By Scott Pauley | September 23, 2025
Journey Through 1 Corinthians I want to warn you that our journey through 1 Corinthians will begin with a negative, but we will end on...
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Be Ready

By Michael Pack | September 19, 2025
Most people have heard the motto of the Boy Scouts: “Be Prepared.” This motto, developed by Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell, is described in the Boy...
Hope in Jericho. The thread in Rahab's window is in Hebrew “tikvah.” The word first appears here in Joshua 2. Every subsequent time that the word is used it means hope...

Hope in Jericho

By John Buckner | September 17, 2025
“And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be...
A journey through Ecclesiastes encourages us to fear God to avoid a life of vanity, vexation of spirit, and no profit under the sun.

Journey through Ecclesiastes

By Scott Pauley | September 15, 2025
Journey Through Ecclesiastes When we study Proverbs, we see wise Solomon and all the wisdom God gave him. It is a powerful book. But now...
Charlie Kirk: Man in the Arena, Not all of us are to be political operatives and community activists, but all of can speak boldly about Christ. All of us can love and engage young people like Charlie Kirk did.

Charlie Kirk: Man in the Arena

By Scott Pauley | September 11, 2025
3 Reflections on the Life of A Happy Warrior I do not feel the need to provide my commentary on every breaking news event, but...
Enjoying the Journey was in need of someone with the gifts that God had given me, with the background of ministry and training that I had received - Meet: Michael Pack

Meet the Team: Michael Pack

By Guest Author | September 9, 2025
Over the last few months, the Lord led Michael and David to leave their positions and join the ETJ team. They have brilliant minds and...
Journey through 2 Samuel details the life of David, the second king of Israel, the man after God's own heart, with his victories and defeats

Journey Through 2 Samuel

By Scott Pauley | September 8, 2025
Journey Through 2 Samuel 2 Samuel centers on a man named David, the second king of Israel. When you think of David, what is the...
The events are not held at the same fixed time every year or hosted in the same locations. This flexibility allows us to reach people in a variety of regions. Churches and colleges operate on a fixed calendar, but the nature of itinerant evangelism tends toward a more fluid schedule. Each event’s theme and target audience allow us to place an emphasis that we believe will be helpful. The goal is not to host events but to place an emphasis. The Bible teaching format allows us to develop, present, record, and share fresh content with a larger audience beyond the events. ETJ events and ETJ resources grow out of one another.

A Word About ETJ Events

By Scott Pauley | September 5, 2025
Over the last year, we have launched a number of Enjoying the Journey events designed to help people “Follow God’s Word and Find Christ’s Joy.”...
Jesus stood on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, and sent His disciples into the uttermost part of the earth. We in the West sometimes lose sight of the fact that back then the Middle East was not the uttermost part of the earth; the West was.

Pray for the Lands of the Bible

By John Buckner | September 4, 2025
Pray for the Lands of the Bible “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be...
Meet the Team :: David Pack

Meet the Team: David Pack

By Guest Author | September 3, 2025
One of the great joys of working on a church and college staff for so many years was the privilege to work with a team....
Eight Great “I AM” Statements of the Gospel According to John, Gospel According to Joh, John was a close disciple of Christ during our Lord's earthly life and ministry. He wrote the most intimate of the four gospel records.

Journey through John

By Scott Pauley | August 28, 2025
Journey Through the Gospel According to John If you truly want to get to know someone, one of the best ways to do that is...
As we Journey Through 1 Samuel, we learn of the first prophet and the last judge, Israel's transition to a king, and that God is the true king.

Journey Through 1 Samuel

By Scott Pauley | August 26, 2025
Journey Through 1 Samuel As we begin our journey through 1 Samuel, consider that there are stages in life, and there are stages in nations....
Having delivered the message of surrender, Paul gives the motive for surrender: you are a member of the family of God. Romans 12:1-2...

Call to Surrender

By Guest Author | August 25, 2025
Call to Surrender “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,...
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