Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
Bite of Bread, UncategorizedThe 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, provisionWe’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 WednesdayIt 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 BreadIn 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. …
