by HeatherWindeler | Jun 22, 2013 | authentic christianity, i am bibledude, READ
We have this beautiful bird feeder which is three-quarters full of bird seed. Sounds great right? But there are barely any birds alighting on it these days. If they do they leave in a flurry of frustration with tiny empty stomachs. This is especially rough in these...
by Sue Miley | Jun 19, 2013 | authentic christianity, i am bibledude, READ
Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder if I have achieved God’s purpose for my life or not. I look back on 48 years and I don’t think anyone would say I haven’t accomplished anything. Surviving the first seventeen years of life not really being me, the me...
by Ray Van Cleve | Jun 16, 2013 | activist faith, i am bibledude, poverty, SERVE
Helping people is really hard. Not only does it require lots of time and generous financial donations, but it also takes a good plan. Helping people truly get out of poverty, empowering people be able to provide for themselves can make anyone, no matter how smart or...
by Mindi Jo Furby | Jun 15, 2013 | i am bibledude, PRAY, spiritual practice
When’s the last time you’ve been truly desperate for something? A love returned, a paycheck to provide food for your family, or maybe for God to return a wayward child? You can hardly breathe due to the tension wrapping its gnarly fingers around you. You find...
by Jen Vick | Jun 12, 2013 | activist faith, i am bibledude, poverty, SERVE
A warm breeze blows through my open window. We haven’t had a warm breeze here in over 6 months. It feels heavenly. And yet, I’m not thinking about my garden, or the budding trees. My mind is thousands of miles away, in the poorest of countries, with a...
by PatriciaHunter | Jun 11, 2013 | for reflection, i am bibledude, PRAY
Louis tells me I think too much. He’s probably right, but I was two months shy of my 41st birthday when my last baby was born. I was a mother with children at home for a long time. This quiet, full-of-peace life I enjoy these days is the first in over thirty...
