Bite of Bread, purpose, Uncategorized

Bite of Bread: God’s Purpose for Us

Purpose: the reason for which something is made. . . (dictionary.com) Grab your journal and jot down these verses. Or take a screen shot. Pour your coffee and gather your favorite Bible then light a candle.  Make yourself a cozy place to be with Jesus every day. Ask God why He made you. Go ahead, write it down in your journal. …

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Bite of Bread, Wisdom

Bite of Bread: Bible Wisdom for 2016

  I’ve read a thousand articles on setting goals, making resolutions, and choosing my One Word for the new year. Well, maybe not a thousand, but that seemed to be the thing all of us writers were focused on lately. We attempted to give you advice from what has worked for us.Which is what writers do. But I know that …

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Bite of Bread, hope

Bite of Bread: Bible Reading Plan for Hope

  Is 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 …

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5 Scriptures of Thankfulness for a Lifestyle of Thanksgiving

  I’m thankful for a day set aside specifically for me to say “thanks”–to focus on what I have and not what I don’t. [tweetability]But I want my thankfulness to be a lifestyle rather than a one day event.[/tweetability] Sometimes I need help in the “thank you, God” department. These scriptures help. They give me eternal words to pray and …

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What if You Woke Up Tomorrow Only to What You Thanked God for Today?

{This image is a gift to you! Please share and use however you want.} As a friend and I closed our phone conversation the other day, she said, “Oh…oh…oh.. I have to ask you something somebody asked me the other day.” She paused for a thoughtful moment and then shot this question through the airwaves. “If you woke up tomorrow to …

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