As I was working in my garden tonight, I was delighted to see five caterpillars (I think they’re monarchs) on my dill plant! What a treat to get such a close-up view of them doing what they do best–eating. I love observing the small, often unseen creatures in nature. As you may or may not know, the tag line to Only By Prayer says “where the sacred and everyday meet.” When I take time to stop and intently look at the little things in life, that is one way I am ushering the sacred into the everyday.

I ran into the house to get my camera to capture these fascinating critters. Take a look below. I was able to capture it in mid-bite!

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The life cycle of the caterpillar and its metamorphosis into a butterfly (or moth) is a wonderful analogy to our lives with Christ. When we give Him control of our lives, He is able to transform our lives into a thing of beauty — to a degree that we would never be able to attain on our own. It does take some work on our part, though. Just like the caterpillars are muching away gluttonously to fuel their transformation, we also need to be taking in God’s word and participating in spiritual disciplines to grow. God has put the food in front of us, but if we don’t eat it, we’ll never realize the potential that He has given to each one of us.

Let’s munch away today!

Life can be confusing.

The world says one thing, but God’s word says another. Who should we believe? What if our facts don’t seem to agree with what God says we should do? What if our feelings tempt us to go in a way that’s contrary to God’s truth? Who has the final say–our feelings or God’s Truth?

Join Mary Kane and Jane VanOsdol as they discuss the facts versus God’s truth dilemma.

To download a free Bible study on this topic, just click the link below. To listen to the podcast, scroll below and click on “Listen to Podcast of Article” or choose “download” to download the podcast to your computer or mp3 player.

My Facts or God’s Truth Bible study

Do you tend to be a person of action or do you like to sit back and mull things over? When we encounter God’s Word we are called to act! To do the study, “Doers and Hearers” just click on the link!

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Nothing smells quite as comforting as fresh bread from the oven! Smothered in butter, fresh bread is food for the soul. Just as God gave the Hebrew people manna, He has supplied fresh bread for belivers in Christ as well. To do the Bible study Bread from Heaven, just click on the link!

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We all know that we are an “instant” society; instant food, instant information, instant entertainment. But did you know we are to be ready in an “instant” to preach God’s Word? To do the study, Preach the Word, just click on the link!

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Washing dishes, mopping the floor, grocery shopping, taking sick kids to the doctor, cooking meals…do you ever wonder if any notices all the work you do! Does anyone care? Someone does notice your effort and sacrifice. To do the study A Servant’s Heart, just click on the link!