WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE THISTLEBEND BLOOM BLOG
Bloom! is a personal look into a few women’s lives as they participate in Thistlebend studies and follow the Lord as He tills their hearts. May you be encouraged as you experience the tilling, the Lord is doing in your own heart!
Confessing Fear and Apathy
by Angie Thomas I am so humbled and grateful to be on this journey with you this summer as we take theses amazing truths from Ephesians and ask the Lord to seed them deep in our hearts.There is great, really incredible news that our hearts need to hear. Luke 8 starts out saying this about […]
Lord, If You Can…
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 9:37-43 ESV 37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 And behold, a […]
The Imperatives of Suffering
by Michael McKinley When Christians suffer, they need the indicatives, the facts of the gospel. They need to know the promises of God, the benefits of being in Christ, and the reality of the presence of the Holy Spirit. Those truths are our comfort when we are wounded, slandered, or tempted. But suffering believers also […]
Rest in Your Father’s Right Hand
by Laurie Aker Our culture puts so much emphasis on man’s accomplishments attained through man’s efforts. People measure themselves and compare themselves with one another. Women have been pressured excessively by all of the varied expectations placed upon them, and in an effort to establish their place, women are often more competitive than they are […]
Who Do You Listen To?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 9:28-36 ESV 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were […]
Rejoicing in Trials
by Laurie Aker Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanks- giving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses […]
Save Your Life…And Lose
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 9:23-27 ESV 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what does it profit […]
The Lord’s Faithfulness
by Laurie Aker David writes about the Lord’s faithfulness: “…I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy” (Ps. 63:6-7). Can you say the same? Do you sing in the […]
Don’t Be Like Candace with Your Spiritual Gifts
by Jonathan Leeman Hopefully you have not had to deal with a Candace Whitcomb in your church, but my guess is that you’ve known one or two. Her story is funny and pathetic and all too familiar. Candace Whitcomb is a character in Mary Wilkins Freeman’s 1889 short story “The Village Singer.” It begins with Miss […]