Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name with God and man. (Proverbs 3:3,4) Today’s Bite of Bread. I am a golden retriever. Well, according to a book a friend of mine read years ago that associates your …
Bite of Bread: Get Alone With God
“Earnestly desire to get alone with God. If we neglect to do so, we not only rob ourselves of a blessing but rob others as well, since we will have no blessing to pass on to them. It may mean that we do less outward, visible work, but the work we do will have more depth and power.” ~L.B. …
How to find joy in the midst of fear and persecution
The clouds hide the earth below. Vapor drifts over the airplane wing and I notice the miles left on the colorless metal. A small dint here, a dark spot there. How many times has this plane carried families to Disney World? I ponder this question as I fly to a writers conference outside Orlando. I always enjoy flying because …
Word Wednesday: All the Fullness of Christ/ Pleroma
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ who is the head over every power and authority.” (Colossians 2:9) I enjoy the Bite of Bread, the short weekly Bible Reading Plan I post every Monday. I know that for many of us, that’s all we have time for …
Bite of Bread: Bible Reading Plan on Joy
Joy. It’s more than happy. Happy relies on good circumstances that can crumble in a moment. But joy. Joy bubbles from deep places and does not rely on the fleeting satisfaction this world offers. Joy isn’t something we can force or muster. It simply is a fruit of the Spirit. Grab a pen, jot down these verses and meet …