Giving and Receiving

By Beth | January 3, 2012 | Comments Off on Giving and Receiving

  “…remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself  said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35b   This Christmas my grandchildren had a “Secret Santa” who dropped off gifts that they would find when they opened the door in the morning.  This was a kind and generous thing…

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Birthday Celebration

By Beth | December 24, 2011 |

Birthday Celebration “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).   Matthew 1:23 Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Jesus Christ.  We “observe” all of their birthdays.  (Whether or not we should will not be the emphasis of this article!).  Unfortunately, I wonder how…

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Celebrating Christmas from the Heart

By Beth | December 19, 2011 |

For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b Like everyone else right now I am examining my own and my family’s celebrations of Christmas. Many years ago, before I was a Christian, I read a book called “Unplug the…

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Baptismal Witnesses

By Beth | December 13, 2011 |

I had the privilege today of seeing five believers’ baptisms.  I love to sit and listen to the testimonies of how God revealed Himself to each one.  The stories are all different but all result in saving faith.  They will spend eternity in heaven because they have placed their faith in Jesus Christ and His…

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Christmas Money

By Beth | December 10, 2011 |

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with hisincome; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 My email inbox is driving me crazy!  Do I really need daily updates from Amazon.com, JCPenny and drugstore.com so I can see the new bargains?  How many sales at Chico’s and Coldwater…

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Merciful Authority

By Beth | December 5, 2011 | Comments Off on Merciful Authority

I am not a person known for her mercy.  Though I can be kind and compassionate I also seem to have a reputation for saying things that do not exactly make people all warm and fuzzy.  I was trying to think when this started, why am I like this?  As long as I can remember…

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