by Cara Sexton | Jun 10, 2013 | i am bibledude
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. –Psalm 17:8 There are days when I plead for Him to come and come soon. When the weight of the whole broken business of life grabs hold and pulls me straight to the bottom, when I’m sure this can’t...
by HeatherWindeler | Jun 9, 2013 | i am bibledude
Lord, I live in pursuit of a little one. One who is pulled at and torn by the world. Selfish motives driven by insecurities and hidden shame stretch out their arms to hide him away. Ripped back and forth, they play this precious child like a pawn. No loving arms to...
by Karen Renee | Jun 8, 2013 | for reflection, i am bibledude, PRAY
How could I, who felt worthless, gain value? Whether it is pride or the self-deprecation (even outright loathing) that often masquerades as humility, anything that is focused primarily on self is going to miss the source. So I found myself in the same trap so many...
by Mindi Jo Furby | May 29, 2013 | authentic christianity, i am bibledude, READ
God calls us to do something. We mess it up. God gives us opportunities. We let them pass us by. God puts us in positions to bless others. We hurt them instead. It’s the story of our lives; it’s the story of humanity. God gives, we tarnish the gift. We repent, He...
by KrisCamealy | May 27, 2013 | i am bibledude
He’s in tears over his propensity to worry. He’s crying over his chicken fingers and I know this is more than the fact that he is admittedly over-tired. These tears come from a deeper place. A fearful place I know too well. He builds fences around himself...
by Alene Snodgrass | May 22, 2013 | activist faith, i am bibledude, missions, SERVE
[serialposts]It was my first mission trip, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Many of my friends ribbed me before I left saying this trip was just a “glorified vacation.” I wasn’t really sure how to respond. Arriving in Guatemala, I can tell you...