Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
God's heart, Uncategorized
The Bite of Bread this week has been about discovering what God wants. We’ve read verses like Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy (chesed) and to walk humbly with your God.” And Hosea 6:6, “For I desire mercy …
prayer, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday
Six years ago I was disenchanted with prayer. Discouraged. Confused. And angry. “Why do we pray?!!” I screamed into the heaven-lies. It was a time when God went silent in my life. His presence stealth. I would run outside into the sunset every evening because that was my only tangible promise of God’s presence and goodness. That knowing …
Bite of Bread, Uncategorized
I am a recovering people-pleaser. I never understood why former addicts labeled themselves as “recovering” rather than “recovered,” but now I get it. I get it because my addiction to please the grown-ups in my life as well as my friends has been apart of me since elementary school. And though I desire to please God more, sometimes those …
goodness of God, Uncategorized
I helped my elderly neighbor clean out her desk a few years ago. She was legally blind, so she needed me to read EVERYTHING and help her make a decision of whether or not something should be thrown away. She hated wasting anything. ANYTHING! So it is safe to say we didn’t throw much away. Some of the things we …
Bite of Bread, God's Word, Uncategorized
Finding the Beauty Full in God’s Word! A few weeks ago I was asked to write a devotional on Psalm 119, and I fell in love with this psalm. I found it paramount to our faith because it teaches about the importance of the Bible in our lives. I don’t think we realize what a treasure the Bible is. We …
