By Jane Bromley We humans exist simultaneously in two realms – the physical and the spiritual. We are spirits who “wear” bodies and have souls. Our souls consist of our mind, will, and emotions. The mind is an amazing creation, and we humans, brilliant as we imagine ourselves to be, have not even come close to duplicating it. Artificial intelligence …
O Father, We’ve been like babies, awaiting strained food from pastors and personalities, rather than feeding directly from Your Hand. We’ve subsisted on spiritual smoothies blended from tweets, sound bytes, and media reports. So, in Your longing for us to grow, You’ve pushed time aside to begin our meal training. You desire that we increase in wisdom and favor (Luke …
By: Carrie Vipperman Do not fear. Do not be anxious. Fear not. Be of good courage. The Bible practically screams out the call to not fear all over its God-breathed pages. It’s one of the most repeated instructions to the believer, which makes sense, because I would be lying if I said that fear wasn’t something I dealt with …
She climbed into the dining chair easily. It was the staying in it that proved difficult. First she dropped her fork, then after a trip underneath the table and a trip back up top for air, her napkin also fell. Both would have proved an easy retrieval for longer arms, but both were forbidden of help. A secret unexpectedly remembered, …
He who has the Son has the Life (1 John 5:12). Which Life? The Life which became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). He who has the Son has the Life. What Life? The Bread of Life, The Light of Life, the Word of Life — Who was seen, touched and heard (John 8:12; …
“Processed food is chemically altered by breaking down natural nutrients, then refortifying with synthetic vitamins. Every food item becomes exactly the same.” Although the statement addressed our society’s current eating habits, the truth reached far deeper in my soul than food. I began to ponder: If processed food is harmful for my body, what do processed Bible …
Holy Father, How little I rest in You. My soul is like a hummingbird, flitting from flower to flower, truth to truth – expending most of the spiritual energy I derive by just skimming over Your Word, rather than drinking deeply. Yet, You still hold out the Sabbath rest before me, saying “This is the day to rest” (Hebrews …
Manna. The only heavenly morsel described by its taste. “It was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey” (Exodus 16:31). You know, the Word is to taste just like honey to us as well. The Psalmist said “How sweet are Thy Words to my taste. Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth” …
“I’ve lost my wedding ring”. Married only a few months, I so hated telling Mark the news. But, as I sat there retracing my last hours, I knew I would need his help to look. We returned to Joel’s garage where we had been refinishing our old dresser. Over the course of the next hour, the situation …
