The High View

By Beth | June 9, 2020 | Comments Off on The High View

    “The High View of God” was the theme one year while I was teaching for Bible Study Fellowship. I remember how impressed I was throughout the year with the sovereignty, the wisdom, and the power of God, all clearly visible through His Word. As we have been going through these months of sheltering…

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Justice and Peace

By Beth | June 2, 2020 |

  We live just a couple of blocks off the main drag of our little PA town. Sunday afternoon, sitting on our porch, we could hear protesters chanting, “No justice, no peace” and “Black Lives Matter.” Because I had been reading the news of the completely un-peaceful protests, commonly known as riots, across the nation,…

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Aging, Honor, and Responsibility

By Beth | May 29, 2020 | Comments Off on Aging, Honor, and Responsibility

  Aging is one of those things that we do both consciously and unconsciously. I try to be diligent about what I can do to stay healthy and active while at the same time noticing “crepe” skin and everything on my body shifting south. It also seems that I spend more and more time thinking…

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How Should We Pray?

By Beth | May 22, 2020 | Comments Off on How Should We Pray?

  This morning I had an urge to walk outside, look toward Harrisburg and yell, “DO THE MATH AND RELEASE US FROM THIS RIDICULOUS LOCK DOWN!” Rather than following the urge, I prayed. Immediately I realized that my words, even if someone in power (notice I did not say with authority because there is no…

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Demonstrating Faith

By Beth | May 19, 2020 |

  There is a woman who serves her church in a ministry to the poor by making a very low cost meal once a week. When COVID 19 hit, the church stopped the ministry, frustrating the cook who knows the needs of the people she was ministering to. She made an interesting observation to her…

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Encourage One Another

By Beth | May 12, 2020 | Comments Off on Encourage One Another

  Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29   When my kids were very young and my husband had been travelling a lot for business, Christmas arrived with little…

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