Celebrating Christmas from the Heart

By Beth | December 19, 2011

For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b Like everyone else right now I am examining my own and my family’s celebrations of Christmas. Many years ago, before I was a Christian, I read a book called “Unplug the…

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Baptismal Witnesses

By Beth | December 13, 2011

I had the privilege today of seeing five believers’ baptisms.  I love to sit and listen to the testimonies of how God revealed Himself to each one.  The stories are all different but all result in saving faith.  They will spend eternity in heaven because they have placed their faith in Jesus Christ and His…

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Christmas Money

By Beth | December 10, 2011

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with hisincome; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 My email inbox is driving me crazy!  Do I really need daily updates from Amazon.com, JCPenny and drugstore.com so I can see the new bargains?  How many sales at Chico’s and Coldwater…

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Merciful Authority

By Beth | December 5, 2011

I am not a person known for her mercy.  Though I can be kind and compassionate I also seem to have a reputation for saying things that do not exactly make people all warm and fuzzy.  I was trying to think when this started, why am I like this?  As long as I can remember…

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Confession IS Good for the Soul

By Beth | December 2, 2011

    Most women are talkers – it’s a fact.  Most men – not so much.  One of the things women talk about is men who don’t talk.  Women seem to think that the best way to get past a problem is to talk about it – preferably to them.  Men, on the other hand, seem…

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Workplace Woes

By Beth | November 28, 2011

  I recently had lunch with a woman who has a fairly high level job in corporate America. She was lamenting the time and energy required to keep up with all that is expected of her from several levels. Because she is in a management position she is the “heavy” who has to say some…

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