Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
depressionSometimes darkness sneaks inside my spirit. It circles my brain like a cloud of smoke, pours through my thoughts, and settles inside the crevices of my humanity. The darkness threatens my joy. It sucks the energy out of me. And it leads me to the pantry in search of potato chips. [tweetability]Yet the darkness can only live in me as …
Bite of Bread, Jesus, UncategorizedMy prayer for us, “Dear Lord, thank you for coming. Thank you for stuffing all your glory into a little baby–a baby boy born to save the world. It’s really beyond our understanding. But I pray that by your grace we will be given deeper insight with each “Bite” this week. Help us understand who your son, Jesus, was and …
purposeI’ve been writing a new Bible study on the book of Esther. Esther is a story of an orphaned Jewish girl and her adopted father, both exiles in a foreign land, who save their people. Though my study on Ruth still waits to be inked and bound while the machines are repaired–a month or so passed the original release date, I’ve …
UncategorizedIt’s the “Bite” for the day. Something to chew on to feed your spirit. Romans 15:4 is a great verse that points to the reason for reading and studying the Bible. [tweetability]The Bible was written to give us hope.[/tweetability] If we need hope, the Bible is a source for hope. What verses or stories in the Bible encourage you? …
Bite of Bread, hopeIs anyone else having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit? Me too. My neighborhood is filled with houses all decked out for the celebration. Ann Voskamp Periscoped about the night before advent. And Facebook is filled with pictures of Christmas trees all pretty and perfect in my friends’ homes. I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving. And, I confess, I still have …