Bite of Bread, Psalm 91

Bite of Bread: Verses for Protection

Every time I watch the news I’m reminded of the dangers of this world. Shootings on a major highway in Phoenix, fires raging in California, and refugees fleeing from Syria are just a few of the stories threatening lives. It’s easy to become anxious and worried. Fear can consume us if we let it. But there’s another place, a secret …

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faith, grace

A Prayer when You Can’t Do It. A Prayer for Grace

(Please feel free to share this image!)   Years ago I was intrigued by grace. I studied it. I searched for it. And I prayed to understand it better. I really wanted to do this life with grace, gracefully and graciously. What I learned was that God’s grace encompasses everything. It’s not just for eternity, but it’s also for today. …

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grace, purpose

Finding Your Rhythm in a New Season

Can you feel it? Though it’s still HOT in North Carolina, and the leaves are still green. . . Though the water is still warm enough for this fair weathered swimmer to immerse her whole body into the ocean, and the insects still orchestrate a concert every night. . . Though I have no children to make peanut butter sandwiches …

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Bite of Bread

Bite of Bread: Quench Your Thirst with the Living Water

  Water. We can’t live without it. Everybody knows we need the physical kind, but many have no idea how spiritually dehydrated they are. Though we need water to survive in this world, we need the Living Water to live in the next. And once we allow Him to fill us here, we then become faucets for others to find …

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faith

5 Scriptures When You Need Hope

Psalm 121: I lift my eyes to the hills– where does my help come from? my help comes from the Lord, the Maker of  Heaven and earth… (click here to read the entire Psalm).   Romans 8:28-39: And we know in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his …

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