As Advent Draws to a Close
In one of the Advent devotionals I’m reading this year, I saw an advertisement for a Bible study published by Lifeway. The ad contained an image of a mother and babe, seated on a donkey, accompanied by her husband. Next to this image was the simple yet powerful sentence, The rescue begins. I haven’t been able to get these words...
Come
I wasn't raised in a liturgical church background. I marked time as any other Jersey girl would - by moving my fall and winter clothes out of storage when the weather turned chilly, and by returning them to their moth balls as soon as the first warm breath of spring air blew through my open windows. Summer began the day school let out,...
Holy Ground
I saw a burning bush today. Candy apple red, It took my breath away. Is there a finer sight than the splendor of an autumn landscape in the American northeast? Each stroke of the master Artist’s brush layering subtle hues of vibrant red, burnt sienna, deep ochre, rich amber, and goldenrod. Day by day the colors deepen until their host shakes...
The Path
Part 4 in a 4-part series on Psalm 37 Commit your way to the Lord. Trust in Him and He will do it. It’s not always easy to know which path to take in life. We can often respond like a deer in headlights when faced with life’s major decisions, immobilized by fear and lacking any conviction of which way to turn. Yet,...
My Heart’s Desires
Part 3 of a 4-part series on Psalm 37 Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Wow! Did you catch that? …He will give me the desires of my heart. This is absolutely fantastic news! This is a promise I want to hold onto. If I’m honest, I think I instinctively read this verse...
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Part 2 in a 4 part series on Psalm 37 Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. The Land. Something we take for granted in the free western world. But something that was of supreme importance to nomadic people in search of a place to call home. In scripture, the land held a special...
I’m Bonnie and I’m a hope hunter. I hunt for hope in the hard seasons of life, believing beauty can be found everywhere, even in the brokenness.
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COMING APRIL 2021
