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Bible Bytes 'n Chocolate Chews
A Daily Delight of God's Word and a mini-devotional to start your day!
The Virtual Chocolate Shop at Peggie's Place . . . The Bohanon Rocky Road Brownies Recipe
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...wherever in the world you live! I hear you're a chocoholic too - I won't tell a soul! Chocolate is good for the body - and God's Word is good for the soul: "O taste and see that the Lord is good...(Psalm 34:8 KJV)." So please join me for a few moments of fun, food and inspiration - it's all calorie-free (believe that and I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge) and might even make your day!
Holy Week Reflections - A devo for each day Bible Byte 'n Chocolate Chew for St. Pat's Day: "Saint Pat Sez...."
Today's Bible reading (International Bible Society): Psalm 62:5-7 (NIV) . . . . Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
Happy St. Patrick's Day - whether you're Irish or wish you were....I just happen to be Mediterranean Irish and prefer pizza to pickled cabbage or whatever it is ya'll REAL Irishmen eat - chuckle!! Blessings to the REAL Irish on this special day - and we "fake" ones will just join in for the food and fun, OK?Connecting anything "St. Patrick" and "green" with a Red Letter Edition of the Bible and our verses this weekend could be a bit of a challenge - but here goes......as WE go out to the fields and pick three-leaf clovers that will well illustrate today's thought, I promise!
First, you must enjoy a wonderful poem by Pastor/Poet Asimakoupoulos: "I'm Looking Over a Three-Leaf Clover". Now note how each leaf of the clover will fit into the "rest" that God's Word talks about in the verses above.
God's Rest for the Body: We beat our bodies to death with stress, stress, and more stress. God, the Creator of the body, says, "Take a break - rest that body I made." Learn how to relax long enough to hear the Father say, "Be still and know that I am God" and you will find HIS rest this day.Saint Pat sez, "Next time you see a three-leaf clover, listen close and you'll hear me preach my best illustrated sermon while not saying one word!" Can YOU do that? Try it today! Preach to yourself, "Rest, rest, rest!" - don't say a word, just DO it like St. Pat and the three-leaf clover and you'll have a wonderful, restful, God-empowering, choco-rich, wearing-of-the-green day!The Savior's Rest for the Soul: We weary our souls to death. Our minds, emotions and wills can all wear down the soul for which Jesus died. We carry the burdens He wants to bear, forgetting to lay them down at the Cross and find rest for our souls. Listen long enough to hear our Lord say, "Be still and know that I am God!" and you will know HIS rest this day.
The Holy Spirit's Rest for the Spirit: We wear down our spirits to death. We become so stressed and even discouraged that our spiritual energy registers close to "zero" - we can't pray, we can't listen, we can't learn - we're just beat! He, the Holy Spirit, wants us to rest long enough so He can pour into our downcast spirit His life, energy and power. "Be still and know" that He TOO is God and wants to give you rest this day.
St. Pat's Preferred Link List:
"Saint Pat and Saint Peg!?!"
"Will the Real Saint Patrick Please Stand Up?"
St. Patrick's Day - Holidays at ChristianityToday.com
"A Little St. Patty Day Lovin'" . . . "Irish Blessing"Enjoy St. Pat's Day Dining (but don't you dare imbibe - or I'm tellin' Mama!)
Fabulous Foods - St. Patrick's Day
Family fun: St. Patrick's Day games/recipes/crafts
St. Patrick's Day Recipes - Hholiday and Events - All Recipes--by Peggie C. Bohanon. Copyright 2008, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.
Once Upon a World
Unique, original audio Bible stories and podcast for children.
Pray daily for our military! View "Remember Me" - YouTube, a patriotic video.
Need Him - a place for people of all ages to find Jesus!
Who Is Jesus? - International Bible Society
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Chocolate-Related Devotionals by Peggie!
(With thanks and apologies to my good friend and choco-buddy, Georgia,
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Chocolate De-Light! . . . The Rat, the Cat--and the Chocolate!
Confessions of a Chocoholic--by Peggie!
So Where's the Fudge? . . . Where's the Chocolate!
Other devotionals by Peggie: See The Devotional Buffet.
from whom I crooked some of these wonderful graphics, courtesy of Cute Colors Graphics. Thanks!)
With thanks to Songs of Praise for the beautiful music playing at Peggie's Place.
This original composition is entitled, "He Brings the Sunshine."
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Peggie's Personal Statement of Faith . . . The Peggie's Place Story & a Mission Statement
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