One Rule

By Beth | May 9, 2020 | Comments Off on One Rule

  Christians know these words are true about Jesus Christ: “King of kings and Lord of lords.” Many can quote the verses that identify Him this way (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 14:17, 19:16). What do these words mean at a time like this? How is it that we compartmentalize our earthly rulers and our heavenly…

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Prayer and Fasting

By Beth | May 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Prayer and Fasting

  Fasting and praying are worth considering during these days of COVID 19. A friend asked me to pray. She felt the issue was big enough in her life that she was going to fast as well as pray. She had recently read the Book of Daniel and was following his example. Driven to Pray…

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No Dying Allowed

By Beth | May 1, 2020 |

  “No dying allowed.” We hear these words in our home regularly. It is usually in response to a child looking like they are about to attempt something dangerous (jumping from a high step, grabbing a knife or getting near the open oven door, etc.) Lately, I feel like I am seeing these words on…

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Idle Hands

By Beth | April 28, 2020 |

  “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” The actual words are not in the scriptures but they came to mind when I read an article that said, “Christians battling porn amid COVID 19 pandemic need more than Jesus to get over their addiction and that’s no heresy, says apologist and author Josh McDowell.”[i] I always…

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Rootless

By Beth | April 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Rootless

  When Covid-19 lock-downs were first ordered, a friend made the observation that this was going to be really hard on many churches. He pointed out that lots of professing “Christians” would get out of the habit of going to church and just stop coming when the lock-down is lifted. In his book, “Revolt Against…

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In All Circumstances?

By Beth | April 21, 2020 | Comments Off on In All Circumstances?

  It was the regular Sunday morning prayer led by one of our Pastors. He started the prayer by thanking God for our current circumstances. It sounded so wrong – Thank you for the Corona virus? Thank You that we are locked down in our homes? Thank You that our unemployment rate is 30%? Thank…

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