Entries by Thistlebend Admin

Why Willpower Alone Can’t Produce Obedience

by Steve Fuller The Importance of Feelings In my early years as a Christian I relied on my own will-power to obey Christ, and did not see much need for Spirit-power. But that changed when I saw that God’s commands focus not just on actions, but also on feelings. Take Deuteronomy 28:47-48 as an example […]

See the Gospel as God Sees It

by Laurie Aker The eyes of our understanding are very weak. We can barely see our sin as God sees our sin, and we have such a difficult time seeing our sin through His eyes of perfect love and grace. Our perspective virtually blinds us; if only we could see the gospel as God sees […]

Who Is This?

Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 9:7-9 ESV 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old […]