Praying should be so simple, right? Yet some days we have trouble praying. Do you pray the same prayers everyday or get bored when you pray or find your prayers overpowered by plans for the day and worries? Girlfriend you are not alone. The other morning as I prayed, the petitions rose beautifully. I felt the deep as I lifted up …
Bite of Bread: Encouragement for Your Heart
Sometimes I need heart encouragement. Do you haves those days too? Days when good is all around you, but like a warning sign on your car’s dashboard, your heart is telling you that something needs maintenance. I’m finding that even when wonderful things are swirling around me, spring has arrived, Easter has been celebrated, and the year is filled with …
My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
I believe it was the last piece of humanity Jesus suffered for us. Feeling forsaken. Even Jesus experienced that feeling of God’s absence. Many of us know this too. We haven’t hung on a cross, but we’ve trudged through grief, heartache, illness, pain, and our own sin. “WHERE ARE YOU?” we shout. And silence replies. At the times when …
Word Wednesday: Satan Demanded to Sift all of the Disciples as Wheat, not just Peter
I haven’t been able to read the Bites of Bread verses this week one by one. I’ve needed to read them all together. Which has proven a deeper, longer time with the Lord each day. And so I wanted to suggest that to those of you who want more than a “bite” during your quiet time. Read all seven …
Bite of Bread: Reading for Easter Week 2015/ Sure of Jesus
2015. World events escalate and rumors of end-times intertwine within conversations and thoughts as we watch the news. “We’re closer than we’ve ever been,” we mumble. Of course we are. Each year we creep closer. I remember when 1984 was supposed to be the end of the world. At least that was as far as George Orwell’s mind dreamed …