This is a busy week for many of us. We will be busy preparing for Thanksgiving, running around buying turkeys and all the fixings for a bountiful meal. I’ll probably go to the grocery six times before the holiday actually arrives. (I always forget something, get home, and think of another ingredient I need.) Some of us will be cleaning …
Bite of Bread: The Power of Praise
They were two ordinary ladies–I can’t remember their names. I can barely remember what they looked like, but I will never forget their message given almost thirty years ago. No other sermon has affected me as theirs. Their words were revolutionary. Freeing. Empowering. No, they weren’t preaching about women’s rights. Their message was freeing to all man and womankind. It …
Three Steps to living a more purposeful life
Thirteen men sat around a table. It was their last night together, and the Rabbi had much left to say. He had walked with these men for three years, teaching them everything He could, and demonstrating the power of God pumping through His veins. But tonight they needed to be prepared for what was about to come. It was unfathomable …
Bite of Bread: Living for Something Greater
I have this thing about my hair. I hate to admit it. But I’m such a girl when it comes to my locks. My “do”never seems to be just right. It’s either too short or too long, too thick, too crazy wavy or too straight. I let it grow; I get it cut. I find a style I like but …
Bite of Bread: God Loves You Psalm 103
“Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and don’t forget His benefits–who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is …