Prepared Works

By Beth | October 15, 2009

  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10     I was just sitting at my desk today minding my own business when the phone rang. It was a call from a friend who volunteers at an after…

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“Shhhh”

By Beth | October 12, 2009

  I am pretty upset with some people right now. My gut instinct today is to talk to anyone who will listen. You see, I like to know what other people think (or as my husband suggested with a smile, that I want others to know what I think). I want to make sure I’m…

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Peace With All

By Beth | October 8, 2009

  An old friend contacted me today. We started on facebook and went to the phone where the conversation could be more personal and take less time (believe it or not, I talk with more agility than I type!). I realized when I heard her voice that this was not a good day for her.…

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Do the Work

By Beth | October 5, 2009

  A friend called today. She wanted to tell me about a call to ministry that already has its challenges. She had felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit to start a new ministry in her church but there are obstacles. I thank God that she knows Him well enough to know that the call…

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Convicted

By Beth | October 1, 2009

  Are there good, or at least acceptable, things that can be really bad? Could what is fine for one person be a trap for another? The example that comes to mind is computer games. I used to have spider solitaire on my computer. I really enjoyed playing it. I could always rationalize the time…

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Where’s the Joy?

By Beth | September 24, 2009

  Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. When I read this verse today I realized that this was what I had witnessed this past weekend in Las Vegas.…

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