Careless Words (sigh)

By Beth | December 7, 2018

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, Matthew 12:36   Many of speak careless words. It was a brief conversation about the words we use to describe our children (or children we teach, see regularly, or who live next door). “Careless words” were mentioned (Matthew…

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A Big “IF”

By Beth | December 4, 2018

…if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.                           2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV) Is God an unconditional God? Many Christians seem to think so. We promise…

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Faith without Courage

By Beth | November 30, 2018

  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. The teacher was demonstrating how to contend for our faith.  I observed as an “atheist” took on a Christian in a simulated debate. What this “atheist”…

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Outrage: Feminists or Mutilation

By Beth | November 27, 2018

  In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. Proverbs 14:26 (ESV)   I am not a fan of outrage but I’m getting accustomed to its being the new normal  – at least on social media. In Michigan, there were doctors arrested for “female genital mutilation”…

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The Sacred and the Secular

By Beth | November 20, 2018

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 It was so offensive to me. In an introduction to a study of 1 John, the teacher pointed out that according to this letter either…

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Gentleness and Self-control

By Beth | November 16, 2018

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28 (ESV) Paul could write a list! In Colossians 3 he gave a list of attributes that we should take off and those we must “put on” (Colossians 3:8-9, 12-14 ESV). In Ephesians 4 he gave us a list of…

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