April is Bread for the Bride's one year anniversary, and to celebrate I am reblogging some of the posts from the last year. The story of the Gadarene (Luke 8:26-39) never fails to move me. This prophetic poem was posted in June 2012. Among the tombs I made my home And wild and naked did … Continue reading Gadarene
Author: Cheryl McGrath
The Embrace of God (reblog)
During the month of April, to mark Bread for the Bride's first anniversary, I am reblogging some posts from the last twelve months. This is from September, 2012: The Bride now emerging from the wilderness is learning one thing above all others: what it means to lean on the Bridegroom. To “lean on” means to … Continue reading The Embrace of God (reblog)
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How To Be a Kept Woman
It’s easy to be offended by the title isn’t it? Well, that’s understandable. The usual interpretation of ‘kept woman’ is a woman of questionable morals, right? A married man’s dependent mistress, or someone who trades sexual favours for financial support? Well, that’s the world’s version of a ‘kept woman’, but who says we have to … Continue reading How To Be a Kept Woman
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Moving House
During the month of April Bread for the Bride blogsite is celebrating our first birthday with some reblogged articles from 2012. Reblog from Bread for the Bride, July 2012 ======================================================== Ladies, gentlemen, young people, please fasten your seat belts as we make our final ascent to our destination. As you disembark please take a few … Continue reading Moving House
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Reblog: Dancing with God
It's Our Birthday! This month the Bread for the Bride blogsite celebrates one full year since our first post on April 16, 2012. Since that date 73 articles have been shared here. During April I'll be re-blogging a few of the postings from the first twelve months of the Bread for the Bride blog. Whether … Continue reading Reblog: Dancing with God
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Son of Man
Son of man You called Yourself! Though Son of God You are Son of Adam You became Outrageously claiming our identity Laying no blame Embracing our sordid history Shocking in Your refusal To stand separate from our misery You, who are the spoken Word, Creation’s unmatched sound Breaking violently into the awkward silence Upending … Continue reading Son of Man
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Reblogged from Rough Hewn Blog. Keith Green, Easter Song. Enjoy!
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Discerning the Body Part Three
It was the apostle Paul, under influence of the Holy Spirit, who gave us the word picture of church-life being like the life of a healthy, functioning human body. “The church, which is His Body”, he wrote (Eph. 1:22, 23). If he were alive today Paul would no doubt have great difficulty aligning this … Continue reading Discerning the Body Part Three
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Discerning The Body, Part Two
The oneness of Christ’s Body is something we are rarely encouraged to consider. From a safe distance we smile suspiciously at those believers who don’t practice Christianity the same way we do, or who embrace a different view on non-foundational interpretations of scripture. Somewhere in our journey we became convinced that our little crowd, our … Continue reading Discerning The Body, Part Two
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Discerning the Body
Do you long for real connection with the Body of Christ? Are you tired of all the theories, platitudes, and empty rhetoric about the blessing of being part of His Body while you search for the tangible evidence of that presumed blessing? Is there really a community of people on this earth that continually loves, … Continue reading Discerning the Body
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Wait, There’s More
Ten years ago in 2003 I was given the words to a prophetic song (see below). They speak of a time when the Bride of Christ will emerge in the fullness of the stature of Christ. They speak of a coming season, when having embraced His Cross, she will also embrace His resurrection life. That … Continue reading Wait, There’s More
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More Than a Shepherd
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, is a mental picture many of us have embraced since childhood. We love the idea of the softly spoken shepherd tenderly leading His sheep, don’t we? There is a good reason Psalm 23 is one of the most often quoted and well-loved Bible passages. It comforts us to know … Continue reading More Than a Shepherd
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Word for the Bride of Christ
Word for the Bride of Christ, February 2013 Recently the Lord has been impressing on me that He is coming with His Sword drawn. This drawn Sword speaks of division and judgment (Matt. 10:34, Rev. 19:15). The drawing of His Sword will have many applications across many spheres, but for the purpose of this post … Continue reading Word for the Bride of Christ
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Resurrection’s Child
It is one thing to believe that Christ has risen. It is another thing to believe that we have risen. It is one thing to believe He has defeated death. It is another thing to believe that in Him we also have defeated death. I am not referring here to going to Heaven when this … Continue reading Resurrection’s Child
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Sleeping with the Light On
Darkness can be a deceptive thing. You may be out walking, or busy with some important task, and suddenly you look around to find darkness is descending on you much faster than you had expected. Spiritual darkness has the same quality. While we’re distracted elsewhere, it creeps up on us, subtly invading every aspect of … Continue reading Sleeping with the Light On
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The Gift
For the third time, the ageing Pharisee circled the strangely shaped object lying at his feet. No one could tell him who had left it unsolicited outside his door, or even when it had appeared. Wrapped in the skin of a lamb and crudely labelled with just one handwritten Hebrew word, “chen”, its appearance was … Continue reading The Gift
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Child of God, Rejoice!
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Thy Kingdom Come?
"Thy Kingdom come." It’s probably the most frequently spoken prayer known in Christendom, uttered all over the world daily by multitudes of Christians since time immemorial. We so desperately want the Kingdom of God to come, don’t we? Errr….don’t we? Well…..maybe. Ever considered what we’re actually asking for as we repeat that well-worn phrase? … Continue reading Thy Kingdom Come?
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Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies Pt. 3: “I’ll Cover You”
“I’ll Cover Smother You!” Some of you may remember the old western TV shows of the fifties and sixties. “I’ll cover you” was a frequently heard phrase in those shows. It usually meant one cowboy would make a run for it while his/her partner engaged the bad guys with a few well aimed pot shots. … Continue reading Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies Pt. 3: “I’ll Cover You”
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Challenging Behaviours
As the mother of a son with Asperger’s Syndrome I’ve had years of opportunity to observe challenging behaviours. Our youngest son, ‘P’ (now 27) has been a constant source of baffling behaviours threatening our family’s accepted ‘norms’ for the last 27 years. The moment comes to mind when he suddenly jumped up and placed an … Continue reading Challenging Behaviours
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