Practiced Hospitality

By Beth | September 3, 2012 |

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. Romans 12:13    My husband and I just spent a wonderful weekend in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia, the Canaan Valley to be specific. We were invited by friends to their mountain home to visit and rest. Which is exactly what we…

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“Safe” Prayers

By Beth | August 31, 2012 | Comments Off on “Safe” Prayers

“Keep them safe” was the prayer I heard for the Pastor and leadership of a church, that was it, “safety”. I have heard this prayer many times over my life as a Christian and I often wonder about it.   I recently did a CD study on the life of Paul. As I was listening to…

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Not Commanded Nor Forbidden

By Beth | August 27, 2012 |

      Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. Romans 14:13    I love a good sermon. Sometimes it takes a while to sink in that I have heard one. The title for last Sunday…

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Unemployment = Discouragement?

By Beth | August 23, 2012 | Comments Off on Unemployment = Discouragement?

“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” (NIV)  Hebrews 10:35-36   “Laid off”. “Unemployed”. The words are becoming more and more familiar as the economy (that our government insists…

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Parental Integrity

By Beth | August 20, 2012 | Comments Off on Parental Integrity

The teacher never used the word “integrity” but as I listened to some audio lessons on the life of Paul, that was what I heard.  The Apostle Paul lived a life of integrity.   Paul’s repeated trials and his own defense of his actions made me realize that it is rare to hear about a…

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The 5th of the 4 Spiritual Laws

By Beth | August 16, 2012 |

This was posted on a Facebook friend’s status: “[The 4 spiritual laws and sinner’s prayer] is not the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that methodology and evangelism has done more to hurt this country than every heresy introduced by every cult combined. Millions of people in this country whose lives have never been changed believed…

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