Leave It Better

By Beth | September 28, 2018

So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work for that is his lot. Ecclesiastes 3:22a   “Leave it better than you found it.” She said it every time we were packing up! In a family of six children, our vacations were almost always camping trips. This…

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Charity

By Beth | September 25, 2018

    For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. Mark 14:7   My Christian neighbor had come home from her work at the local welfare office and was sweeping her front porch — furiously. When I asked…

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A Matter of Righteousness, Peace, and Joy

By Beth | September 21, 2018

  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17   Evangelists use their gifts to grow the Kingdom of God. Praise God! The lost need to be saved! But, there can be problems when salvation is seen…

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A Sharp Knife

By Beth | September 18, 2018

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10   For a couple of years my daughter and I were sellers on Amazon.com. It ended because of a knife. It was a really good knife. We still use the one we have. When we began selling we…

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A Better Place

By Beth | September 14, 2018

 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28   There is a “better place” but not everyone gets to go there. When a person dies his/her body is buried or cremated and his/her soul is…

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Optimistic Prayer

By Beth | September 11, 2018

  Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.           Colossians 4:2 A part of my testimony of coming to faith in Christ is that He convicted me of my sin in an undeniable way. And He did. He made Himself known to me through prayer. I had heard a sermon that “everyone” was…

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