A Variety of Gifts

By Beth | April 9, 2012 | Comments Off on A Variety of Gifts

         Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: Romans 12:6 I love it when a plan comes together!  I was recently privileged to be a part of a Board of Directors that had a fundraising banquet that “came together” in a very successful way!  At this point…

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Easter: What We teach vs What They Learn

By Beth | April 6, 2012 |

                                 Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.  Psalm 34:11 Stella, my 4 year old granddaughter, has been taught that Easter is about Jesus rising from the grave.  She gets an Easter basket but no one has ever pretended there is an Easter Bunny who brought…

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How Long O Lord?

By Beth | April 2, 2012 |

    Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Proverbs 19:20       The cry of the psalmists and the prophets – “How long, O Lord” – is echoed today by more than a few in our churches.  Unfortunately, they’re talking about the length of the sermon…

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Dying With My Boots On

By Beth | March 28, 2012 |

… even to your old age I am He, and to gray hairs I will carry you.  I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.  Isaiah 46:4   We have a dear friend who was going to speak at our church a couple of weeks ago.  I thought I should…

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The Christian Vote

By Beth | March 23, 2012 |

    For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Romans 13:1b  “Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so…

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Glad Parenting

By Beth | March 20, 2012 |

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. Proverbs 23:24    My husband and I went for a walk in our neighborhood tonight.  We had also done that yesterday.  Warm weather has been  inviting us to get out of the house.  Apparently, that was…

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