Consuming Bread and Wine
Jesus compared Himself to bread at the Last Supper—“Take, eat; this is my body”[1]—but that wasn’t the first time He’d done so. When He fed the five thousand in John 6 He made a similar statement. “I am the living …
Author: Terry
Terry is a writer and speaker who loves gathering clues about God from His Word and creation. She wants to help God’s people grow in wonder, appreciation and understanding of Him. She loves finding fresh ways to approach Scripture so we all expand our ability to both apply and share what we’ve learned.
Recognizing Bread and Wine
“How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?” (John 6:52 NKJV). Jesus had stirred up quite a flap. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood,” He’d said, “you have no life …
Echoes of Giving
Jesus wasn’t just talking about money when he said, “give and it will be given to you” in Luke 6:38. Most of us know that, of course, but Oswald Chambers, in his Morning and Evening devotional, brought me up short …
Cleansing & Pruning to Live Lighter
by Jeanne Doyon As I began my spring cleaning, thoughts of less clutter, shiny windows, and freshly laundered curtains spurred me on. I didn’t enjoy the process but I reveled in the results. I felt twenty pounds lighter. As I …
Has God Abandoned Me?
I think most of us have suffered the frustration of destiny delayed. We have a sense of what God wants from us, but try as we might, everything seems to be conspiring against it. Sometimes we wait for years to …