Wedding Homily

By Beth | May 17, 2016

  Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled…. Hebrews 13:4a   It wasn’t what we expected to hear. The couple being married were a young, godly twosome who appear to have taken their engagement seriously.  He asked permission to date, and then to become engaged, from the…

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Patient Love

By Beth | May 13, 2016

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant  1 Corinthians 13:4   Marriage is a hard thing in which patience can be learned. Sadly, most of us miss the opportunities we’re given to practice it! I met a new couple at a party.  We were out in the…

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In Control

By Beth | May 11, 2016

  …for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7   I like to be in control.  All. The. Time. Like all of us, I have learned, that I cannot control everything. I can control how short my hair is, how clean my house is,…

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Testing My Faith

By Beth | May 6, 2016

  For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Romans 1:19   My heart sank when I saw it. It was an advertisement for a tanning salon. The young woman in the photo was in a seductive pose with almost nothing on. It was on…

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Prayer Time

By Beth | May 3, 2016

But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.          Psalm 69:13 Candidates for president of our country who have shown a lack of integrity. 60 million dead babies in our…

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The Newest Shock: Eyeball Tattoos

By Beth | April 29, 2016

  Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! Deuteronomy 5:29   Eyeball tattoos. I am not kidding. I read an article about eyeball tattoos. If you think you can stand it,…

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