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!
Repentance: A Posture of Humility
by Angie Thomas Repentance is such an interesting idea and one I understand somewhat intellectually but have a difficult time walking out. Merriam Webster defines repentance as a verb, “to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life. To change one’s mind.” The problem is that for a long time in […]
A Fountain of Life
by Susan Sampson Psalm 63 reminds us that we live in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I desperately want to be an oasis to my husband. Too many times I have been the kiss of death! I have spoken words that have been like “sword thrusts” (Prov. 12:18). It breaks […]
The Soil of Lies
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 11:33-36 33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full […]
Do We Miss Jesus?
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 11:29-32 29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the […]
Better Than Bread
by Angie Thomas I have to admit that I like to eat and drink. The thought of starting a fast always makes my stomach churn a bit and my flesh totally balks at it! What about you? I know the thought of denying ourselves seems so foreign and strange in many ways. Especially for something […]
The Sign of Jonah
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 11:29-32 29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so […]
A Fragrant Aroma to Your Husband
by Susan Sampson I was thinking yesterday about different aromas that I love. Burning leaves in the fall; jasmine; Christmas pine trees; Thanksgiving dinner cooking; Moonlight Path from Bath and Body Works; Pure Vanilla Extract; my husband’s cologne and my dogs feet:) Don’t your favorite aromas minister to your soul? Don’t they bring peace and […]
Who or What Am I Seeking?
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 11:29-32 29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the […]
Far More Than All
eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 11:24-28 24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 […]