If you have time, read 1 Chronicles 13. It’s one of those painful stories in the Bible when God seems harsh. A man died because he touched the ark of God while moving it back to Jerusalem. His name was Uzzah. He was David’s friend, and when he died, David got mad at God. The Bible says that David …
Word Wednesday: A new understanding of Proverbs 3:3 or How I want to be more than a Golden Retriever
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name with God and man. (Proverbs 3:3,4) Today’s Bite of Bread. I am a golden retriever. Well, according to a book a friend of mine read years ago that associates your …
Word Wednesday: All the Fullness of Christ/ Pleroma
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ who is the head over every power and authority.” (Colossians 2:9) I enjoy the Bite of Bread, the short weekly Bible Reading Plan I post every Monday. I know that for many of us, that’s all we have time for …
Word Wednesday: Does your Sarx want to Eat all Your Valentine Chocolates?
It is dangerous for me to have sweets around my house. I have this philosophy that sometimes you just have to eat them all at once to get rid of them rather than keeping them around for a long time. I just ate the last piece of cake. Thankfully, I only saved three pieces and gave the rest to …
Word Wednesday: Grace Living/ Episkenoo (2 Cor. 8,9)
I was restless. No matter how much I prayed or how hard I tried, I couldn’t find a rhythm for the fast. I couldn’t gather the resolve to refrain from foods I vowed I wouldn’t eat. One day I’d be successful and “holy” and the next I’d fall off the wagon without a thought. I stood miserable …