Entries by Thistlebend Admin

Love that Transforms

by Angie Thomas As I prayed and asked the Lord this week what He would have me share with you, He kept impressing on my heart His great love for each of you. His love that is way beyond emotional sentimentalism, but is a pure, rich, deep, abiding, sacrificial love. He desires for you to […]

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Share in Suffering

“Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 2:3).  I have to say that I don’t particularly like the current trend when people say “Really?!”  But that is exactly what I found myself saying to the Lord. I thought to myself  “I’m not a soldier, an athlete OR a hard-working farmer […]

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

by Dottie Ryan Oftentimes I find myself skimming over words in the Bible that are very familiar without even stopping to digest what they are really saying. Today as I was doing Day 3 in the Thistlebend Bible Study–– Run the Race. There were six words that jumped out at me: “Fight the Good Fight of Faith.” […]