Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
Bite of Bread, Uncategorized
The room fell silent as all eyes focused on me for a response to her question. Our Sunday school class was studying a Psalm about God being our stronghold, refuge, and fortress. I think the verse talked about God protecting His righteous ones. It was a great scripture. But on this particular Sunday as our church reeled from a terrible …
manna, peace, provision
We’ve been studying God’s faithfulness this week, and I can’t think of a more fitting story of His faithfulness (besides Jesus) than the provision of manna in the wilderness. Yet with that daily gift came specific regulations. I wonder if the people had nervous thoughts running through their minds about the manna rules. If so, maybe they sounded something like …
Uncategorized, Word Wednesday
It wasn’t easy to be a prophet. It was a thankless job, one that often-got tomatoes (or worse) thrown at you. People didn’t want to hear about the need to repent and come back to God. They wanted to believe that everything was hunky-dory, even when they knew better. We’re not much different, are we? The prophet Jeremiah warned …
Bible Reading Plan, Bite of Bread
In a world where worry consumes us and stress steals sleep, we need tangible proof that God’s holding us. A few weeks ago when bigger-than-me situations arose, I kept hearing a quiet voice whisper, “I’m faithful….I’m faithful.” Peace filled me as I chose to believe those words and the goodness of the heart that spoke them within my spirit. …
calling, Courage, discoruagement, faith, Uncategorized
Discouraged. It’s a powerful word. Do you know it? I know this word so well I can tell you how many freckles it wears. No, it isn’t a person, but I often stare Discouragement in the face. If fear doesn’t stop me from moving forward into the call, the enemy tries his second tactic, the “D” word. Honestly, most of the time …
