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!
Under His Almighty Wings
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Ruth 3:1-9 ESV 1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? 2 Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley […]
Listen to Jesus
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 6:46-49 ESV 46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a […]
Is There a Point to the Last Minutes of Suffering Before Death?
by John Piper So someone might ask — I ask — does the suffering itself that ends in death make a difference? Is there a point to it? The answer is yes. One of the most precious promises for final suffering is 2 Corinthians 4:17: This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal […]
Satan’s Real Interest in Your Sin
by Michael McKinley Hath Satan any more friendly aim and intention towards thee, who is a sharer in every temptation? To beguile thee as a serpent, to devour thee as a lion, is the friendship he owes thee. I shall only add, that the sin he tempts thee to against the law, it is not […]
The Gospel for a Gay Friend
by Garrett Kell Josh had always known he was different. From his earliest memories, he looked at some boys as more than just peers. His parents knew he was “special” but they loved him for it. He learned to wear a mask and play the part of a “normal” kid until he graduated high school. […]
Bad Fruit?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 6:43-45 ESV 43 For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. […]
What Will You Say to Jesus?
by Jonathan Parnell One day we will stand before Jesus. If we could see through the clutter of our lives now, if we could envision that day when everything is said and done, it’s clear that the enduring mission in and under and beyond every detail of our lives should be about pleasing him. What […]
The Gospel is Everything
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 6:41-42 ESV 41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your […]
Who Do You Follow?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 6:39-40 ESV 39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his […]