Consider This

By Beth | March 1, 2011 | Comments Off on Consider This

Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the LORD Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.  Deuteronomy 4:39  “Consider,” according to dictionary.com means: to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on: He considered the cost before buying the…

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Avoiding Wolves

By Beth | February 25, 2011 |

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.  Ephesians 6:4 Sometimes I can’t believe my ears.  I love to talk so I get into conversations easily.  I was talking to a woman today for the second time.  We had met because…

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Doubtless Love

By Beth | February 21, 2011 |

On Valentine’s Day I was given a reminder that God is love. 1 John 4:16 clearly states this, “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”  Today I was reading something that challenged me to think about whether or not I really believe that God’s love is for me,…

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Birthday Card Guilt

By Beth | February 18, 2011 | Comments Off on Birthday Card Guilt

Do you ever feel like you should repent because you have been in a card store reading Birthday cards?   February and March are big birthday months for our families so I had to spend some time looking for the “right” card for several people.  I admit that I laughed out loud at some and at…

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Paying for Sin

By Beth | February 15, 2011 |

But now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.’  1 Samuel 2:30b When my children were in junior high I came home from running errands to find them watching the Jerry Springer show.  I warned them that…

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Pleasant Places

By Beth | February 10, 2011 | Comments Off on Pleasant Places

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 1Peter 4:16 I have been giving a lot of thought to the work of the Kingdom of God. I received a new issue of “Voice of the Martyrs” magazine. Every time I read what other…

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