Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
Bite of Bread, UncategorizedI 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, UncategorizedI 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, UncategorizedFinding 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 …
The Bite of Bread reading plan this week has been a game changer for me. The topic of grace, though I’ve studied a hundred times before, has become even more thrilling, confusing, and wonderful. Wednesday’s post about grace making us happy, will feed me for a long time. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, I hope you’ll …
grace, Uncategorized, Word WednesdayI recently learned that grace should make us happy. Really. Isn’t that cool? The meaning is hidden in the ancient Greek word. I have been fascinated with “grace” for a long time. One year I prayed for all aspects of grace as we define it. Graceful . . . gracious . . . poised. . . hospitable . . . …