Entries by Thistlebend Admin

The Gospel and Sin

by Susan Sampson The gospel of Jesus Christ is such good news precisely because apart from His free gift of saving grace, we were under a rightly deserved death sentence, which of course is incredibly bad news. Through our sin we were indebted to God. A debt we could not pay back, no matter how […]

God at the Center

His Kingdom. Not mine. I had a rude awakening last week as God gently reminded me of this reality. I woke up feeling anxious with a “to-do” list for the day that seemed completely impossible. I went through my prayer time and definitely felt some of the heaviness lift as I offered praise and thanksgiving […]

Lean on the Lord

by Susan Sampson Give us this day our daily bread. I am so thankful to the Lord for the word “lean.”  Laurie shared in a lecture that our overarching theme is placing our trust, faith, and focus on God.  She explained that trust means “to lean on.”  Can you hear the song, “Lean on Me”? […]