Delayed Obedience

By Beth | July 11, 2017

  But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. Jeremiah 7:23   I attended the Future of Christendom conference this past weekend. I learned a…

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God Who is Near

By Beth | July 4, 2017

  For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? Deuteronomy 4:7   I used to have a friend who went home every day hoping for a check in the mail. She wasn’t really disappointed when she…

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Not Listening

By Beth | June 30, 2017

  But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God. 2 Kings 17:14 “You are not listening to me!” “Yes, I am listening, I don’t agree with you.” This was a small portion of many conversations I had with my son as…

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Respect for Her Marriage

By Beth | June 27, 2017

  So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual up-building. Romans 14:19   While at a going away party for friends who are moving, I heard this conversation: Lady 1: (Sadly) I can’t believe she’s leaving. Things will never be the same without her. Lady 2: I know, but this is…

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Friends In Trouble

By Beth | June 24, 2017

    A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.  Proverbs 17:17   Life can get hard. Troubles come. Apparently, it is a sure thing. In Job 5:6, he says, “For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, but man is born to…

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Teaching Kids to Pray

By Beth | June 20, 2017

  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Jeremiah 29:12       Rote Prayer:  Now I lay me down to sleep,                                              …

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