Older Than I Feel

By Beth | February 13, 2015

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have       entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2   I am older than I feel. In my mind I am still young, energetic, and ready for action. My reality is that my friends are starting to retire. Through all of our “social” connections…

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Standard of Living

By Beth | February 10, 2015

  For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. Romans 8:29   Driving past a billboard at 55 mph I glimpsed a headline. Now, I may be wrong but what I think I saw was…

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Faith without Courage

By Beth | February 6, 2015

    Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!     Psalm 31:24   He didn’t have faith but he had plenty of courage. Our new Sunday School class is teaching how to contend for our faith.  I observed as an “atheist” took on a Christian in a simulated…

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Shoveling Slush

By Beth | February 3, 2015

  However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33   I love to try new things. Today I shoveled slush. Slush is heavy! This is not the kind of “new thing” for which I would normally look but my husband…

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7 Ways to Confess Christ

By Beth | January 30, 2015

.. because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9   I just read a book[i] about confession. I was expecting  it to be about the need to confess our sins –and it was. It…

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Instinct

By Beth | January 28, 2015

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Matthew 10:20 When my son was three years old, he and I were involved as pedestrians in a car accident.  My foot was run over by a car that bumped my son as it came to a stop. As…

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