Entries by Thistlebend Admin

You Don’t Have to Stay Stuck

By Dottie Ryan “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Psalm 139:23-24 To invite the Holy Spirit to “search my heart…and try me” has been the cry of many women this […]

John Piper on Sanctification

In light of the discussion this week as part of the Heart of a Woman Discipleship Study, we thought we would pass along this article from Tim Challies (you can see the original at Challies.com). John Piper answers some questions about the sanctification process that you might find helpful. -Thistlebend Ministries An Interview with John […]

Trench Digger

by Angie Thomas This week has been “one-of-those-weeks”. Nothing overly terrible, just tough for a variety of reasons. Hormones, disobedient children, a dear friend moving out-of-state, tax preparation (need I say more). As a stay-at-home mom there are just days when the walls seem to be closing in, when quiet, adult conversation without interruption seems […]