The Right Track

By Beth | August 18, 2009 |

Even if you ‘re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.                                                                            Will Rogers I heard this quoted last Sunday as a part of the message a visiting Pastor gave to our church. I don’t exactly remember what point he was making with it but I thought about how true that…

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No Time to Think or Pray

By Beth | August 13, 2009 | Comments Off on No Time to Think or Pray

  Women tell me stuff. I can’t explain why. My friends do it, my family does it, and complete strangers, waitresses and store clerks do it. What they’ve told me over the years is that they have encountered real problems and sometimes need words fast or need to think and act fast. Often what I…

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Just Praise the Lord

By Beth | August 10, 2009 | Comments Off on Just Praise the Lord

  I recently had breakfast with a friend. Early in the conversation she told me that when she was younger she had some insecurity about her voice. She didn’t like to sing out because she was self conscious about having others hear her. At some point in her late teens she was approached by a…

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She Speaks

By Beth | August 6, 2009 | Comments Off on She Speaks

  Well, I actually got on the plane and flew to Charlotte for the “She Speaks” conference after the Lord took my fear. I said I would give you an attitude update when I returned (Fear of Man). Psalm 9:10 says “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O…

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The Fear of Man

By Beth | August 3, 2009 |

  Proverbs 29:25, Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.   I am off to a conference for Christian speakers. I will be a part of a group of women who will listen and critique each other and then later in the weekend we…

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Christian Liars

By Beth | July 30, 2009 | Comments Off on Christian Liars

  I just started a Bible study on the book of Titus. The overview of the book was eye opening. Apparently Paul had left Titus on Crete to get the churches organized, deal with the false teachers who were in their midst, and to instruct them in proper Christian conduct. During the overview the teacher…

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