testing, The Last Supper

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 …

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Bite of Bread

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 …

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Seeking God, Uncategorized

When God Seems Absent or Missing: The Parable of the Car Keys

  Once in awhile I like to watch The Ellen Degeneres Show. It always surprises me when it’s  a rerun, which I wouldn’t know except for the fact that she’s talking about Halloween and it’s March. Anyway, as I sat with the Lord today waiting for Him to give me an idea for a post, He reminded me of Ellen, …

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Easter, Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: A New Understanding of Palm Sunday/ Hosanna and Psalm 118

(The photo above is one I took of the narrow streets of present day Jerusalem.) We celebrate Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem as “Palm Sunday” because the people threw their coats on the road for a make-shift red carpet, and they tore off palm branches to wave in the air as they yelled, “Hosanna! Hosanna!” Have you ever wondered why …

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