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!
No Longer Who We Once Were
by Susan Sampson “WE ARE NO LONGER WHO WE ONCE WERE!” All caps is how I wrote this on my lecture notes when Laurie said this because it is so huge! To be able to begin to comprehend the truth of our identity in Christ! We were sinners, children of wrath and now we are […]
Lord–Even in a Storm
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 8:22-25 ESV 22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came […]
Just a Task?
by Angie Thomas I am so thankful for this journey the Lord has allowed us to walk this semester as we study Ephesians. As I was contemplating that I considered how we often talk of a “Bible/discipleship study” or refer to completing our “homework”. There is a risk in using these words to describe what […]
Hearing and Doing?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 8:19-21 ESV 19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and […]
In Christ
by Susan Sampson Who am I in Christ? Who am I in Christ? The sentences are the same but the emphasis makes all the difference in the world! So where is my emphasis? Self or Christ? What is my purpose for living? Who is my focus? What am I thinking about? The world, the enemy, […]
Learning How to Pray from Jesus
by Steve Fuller How Should I Pray? Let’s say you are without work. And imagine you just returned from an interview for a job you really want, and you decide to pray about the job. But as you think about praying, you start to wonder – Why pray, when it’s the interviewer who will decide […]
Seven Ways to Build a Culture of Spiritual Conversation
by Bobby Jamieson There are some churches—faithful, Bible-preaching churches—where the after-church conversations are so secular that you could swap them out for the lunch crowd at a local restaurant. And if after-church conversations are this secular, then others are likely to fare little better in terms of spiritual substance. Why is this? Certainly different cultures […]
So Go
by Laurie Aker Ask the Lord to search your heart and give you eyes to see your sin through His heart of love and truth. This may require much fasting and prayer, along with patient, faithful waiting. As the Lord reveals your sin, be quick to agree with Him and confess it. Trusting in Christ […]
Report Card
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 8:16-18 ESV 16 No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be […]