How do we live as living sacrifices? What does that look like? Last week the Bite of Bread reading plan started with the end of chapter 11 in the book of Romans and went through Romans 12:3. The last three days we read, Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living …
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Bite of Bread: Living Homesick
Remember what it felt like to be homesick? I remember the pit in my stomach, the ache in my young heart, and the lump in my throat. Tears would betray me every time. Many times I was only forty-five minutes away from home and gone for a few days, but the longing for security, mom’s cooking, and my own bed …
Bite of Bread: God’s Right Hand and a plea for prayer
It’s a right handed world, and I’m left handed. Desks at school held the writing arm on the right though sometimes one desk would have it on the left. There was never enough of those. And I hated pencil sharpeners at school because I had to use my right hand to rotate the sharpener. I could never go as fast …
Battles, Bite of Bread, Shield of God, trusting God
Bite of Bread: Bible Verses for days of fighting Battles
Shields were used in battle. Nobody needed a shield on a peaceful day. I know many people fighting battles right now. Some of the fights are just starting. Some have lasted way too long. If you’re not in the midst of a struggle, I hope you will still write down these verses in preparation for anything …
Bite of Bread: How to Live this Life
So. . . what separates believers from the world? What does it look like to live this faith? Who can be in Christ? Maybe you know all the answers to these questions, but even if you do, this B.O.B. will strengthen your walk. So often we read whole chapters of the Bible at a time, but the Bite of Bread …