You Shall Not Kill

By Beth | April 18, 2017 | Comments Off on You Shall Not Kill

  And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.  Psalm 106:38   I have been paying close attention to the work of “AHA,” or Abolish Human Abortion.  It is a growing ideology that believes Christians…

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Resurrected

By Beth | April 14, 2017 |

…having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. Colossians 2:12   “Tuesday before Easter — Jesus reasoned with the unreasonable on the Temple Mount.  Judas took the cash.  Jesus returned to the Garden…….preparing His…

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Buddy Bench

By Beth | April 12, 2017 | Comments Off on Buddy Bench

  Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32   The Mom I was talking to was telling me about how she’s  teaching her children to be kind. As an example, she said she tells her children that if someone in their class is sitting on…

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What Does It Teach the Kids?

By Beth | April 7, 2017 | Comments Off on What Does It Teach the Kids?

  Come, O Children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalm 34:11   Several years ago I found a book for young children explaining the Resurrection of Christ. I was delighted to introduce it to our grandchildren. We read it a few times. Later, our then-four-year-old granddaughter corrected me…

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(S)he Who Does

By Beth | April 4, 2017 |

  He who does these things shall never be moved. Psalm 15:5b   “A man’s reputation is not built on what he plans to do.” (A Facebook post.) It seems that ever since reading that post, I have recognized how often the Bible requires action from God’s people.  (To be clear:  Not for salvation, but…

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Where’s the Hunger?

By Beth | March 31, 2017 |

  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Matthew 5:6   There are plenty of places to find people literally starving to death in this world. Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, and many other places, have millions that go to bed hungry every night. Many articles state “poverty” as the cause.  The reasons for the…

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