The Significance of Olives in the Bible

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The Significance of Olives in the Bible By Margaret Feinberg (Bible Gateway Blog). My body rotates around a tree until I pluck every last olive. Two hours and fifty-seven minutes have passed since I first tried my hand at this. I relish in how my skills are improving, but then I look to my seventy-five-year-old companion, Mama. She has cleared two and a half trees in the same span of time.... Continue Reading My Life as a God Story By Jen Wise (Bible Gateway Blog). This past spring our friends Jill and Guri secured a table at Talula's Table, one of the most difficult dinner reservations to snag in the entire country. There was seating for eight, and we were elated to accept their invitation to take two of those spots. About a month out ... Continue Reading A Game Changer for the Selfishness Problem By Dave & Ann Wilson (Bible Gateway Blog). One Saturday several years ago, we flew to Illinois to watch one of our sons play in a college football game. As I (Dave) drove our rental car from the Chicago airport to the stadium, I glanced over at Ann, who was napping. I thought ... Continue Reading When Grief Forced Me to Start a Whole New Life from Scratch By Lisa Leonard (Bible Gateway Blog). Extreme, soul-breaking grief took me apart. What was, was no longer. What would be, was unknown. I was brought face-to-face with my complete lack of control, my utter lack of understanding. There was no pretending I had it all together, no way to fake anything at all. Grief took away all my defenses and left me exposed and naked.... Continue Reading   - Want more? Subscribe to one or more of the following devotional email newsletters published jointly by Bible Gateway and Zondervan: Boundaries (weekly) Investigating Faith with Lee Strobel (weekly) The Daniel Plan (weekly) Christine Caine (weekly) The Daniel Prayer (a 5-day devotional journey) The Seven Money Types (a 9-day Bible study) Care Instructions for a Life Worth Living with John Ortberg (weekly) - join Zondervan on social media  This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. For information regarding our privacy policy, click here. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact us. Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication -