Live the Dash

By Beth | October 31, 2017

But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth. Exodus 9:16   “Your life is made of two dates and a dash. Make the most of the dash.” (Linda Ellis) Obviously this is talking about a person’s date of…

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Bad Examples…Good Teachers?

By Beth | October 27, 2017

  Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16   Discerning when to speak and when to remain silent can be a real challenge in the realm of social media. Sometimes, I am ashamed to say, I…

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A Friend in Need

By Beth | October 24, 2017

  One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26   We should expect evil people to be a bad influence and Christian friends to be a good influence, even encouraging. The concern of this post is those times when the righteous are…

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Inconvenient Kids

By Beth | October 20, 2017

  In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. Proverbs 14:26   Kids can be a real inconvenience when: all we want to do is get a job done. we want to read in peace. we want to get in and out of a store at…

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It’s a National Shame

By Beth | October 17, 2017

  There is no easing your hurt; your wound is grievous. All who hear the news about you clap their hands over you. For upon whom has not come your unceasing evil? Nahum 3:19   Nahum is clear that God’s judgment on Nineveh would not be reversible (Nahum 1:8, 14).  They have had their warnings.…

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Taxing…

By Beth | October 13, 2017

    The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Psalm 24:1b-2   Every year in June or July, my husband tells me that the money we earn is now ours. We are moving…

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