Money, Mercy, and a Mission

By Beth | March 4, 2013

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.  James 1:27 I don’t know the timing of this event but a mission agency called Compassion Corps had a team volunteering in a village in Africa that…

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Scratchy Sheets

By Beth | February 28, 2013

 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15    I have this thing about the way things feel. I want to be comfortable all the time — think blue jeans and a sweat shirt on cool days of Fall. This includes when I sleep. I can’t rest in…

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Man Stuff for Women

By Beth | February 25, 2013

In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Ephesians 5:28   I asked my 2 ½ year old grandson, Bruce, what he had done with his Dad while his sister was having a tea party with seven five year old girls today. His…

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Authentic Appearances

By Beth | February 21, 2013

So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Matthew 23:28    At a recent social affair  an old friend and I were seated with new acquaintances. One of the new acquaintances happened to have grown up in the same town as my friend, recognized the family…

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Who’s in Heaven?

By Beth | February 14, 2013

And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 Me: I cannot believe that that man will be in heaven with my grandmother! My husband:  So, you think Jesus just died for our little sins? This was the end of a conversation between me…

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Love Forgotten

By Beth | February 11, 2013

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7   “It’s not what you say that people remember, it’s how you make them feel.” I heard this statement in a sermon I was listening to as I rode in…

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