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Posted on April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts Book Reviews

God-Sized Dreams Takeaways

  Are you a dreamer? Do you have God-given dreams? Last week I got to wrap up a book study of You’re Made for a God-Sized... Read more

I know God. He knows me. And He gives good gifts to us!
Posted on April 25, 2018April 23, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

God’s Good Gift of Friendship

Do you ever feel like asking God for a friend is too small or silly a request? I did, but I asked anyway. A few... Read more

Fear doesn't look as big when you measure it up against God
Posted on March 21, 2018February 28, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Proportionate Fear

Spiders and I have a tenuous relationship. As a little girl, I thought they were downright freaky. But my beloved grandmother loved to scoop up... Read more

Productivity Tips for writers
Posted on March 20, 2018March 16, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Productivity Tips from a 3000+ Words-Per-Day Writer

With just one semester of school left and an on-the-go lifestyle, I needed a way to make money without making a commitment. Freelance writing paid... Read more

Do you ever wish the lid on jar would come unstuck? Being inflexible isn't usually a good thing. But God won't budge- and that's good news for us!
Posted on February 21, 2018January 25, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

God Won’t Budge

“Come oooooonnnn,” is a phrase I mostly use in the kitchen. By the fridge. Holding something with a lid. Twist-off tops and I don’t get... Read more

Faith failure? God has encouragement for you just as He did for Elijah...
Posted on January 24, 2018January 13, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Do You Feel Like a Faith-Failure?

He blessed a child and saw God raise him from the dead. He survived and played a leading role in one of God’s big droughts.... Read more

Guest post for God-sized Dreams
Posted on January 17, 2018December 22, 2017 Bethany's Guest Posts

God-sized Dreams Never Die

Someone tell me I’m not the only one! There are moments where the thought that I could die anytime at all strikes me silly. I’m... Read more

Biblical wisdom for setting and reaching goals.
Posted on January 3, 2018January 2, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Recipe for a Wisdom Sandwich

Did you learn to write using the sandwich strategy? Although I’m sure Saul of Tarsus didn’t know this strategy, he did follow the pattern in... Read more

A post examining Jesus' example of God making the small great
Posted on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 Bethany's Guest Posts

God’s Glory in the Little Things

It’s the season of small. Tiny lights twinkle. Cookies substitute entrees at parties. Our song selection shrinks as we delight in repeating the same tunes.... Read more

Posted on November 5, 2017October 19, 2017 Bethany's Guest Posts

10 Ways Smartphones are the Adult Version of Invisible Friends

Remember when you were five and had an invisible friend? It’s pretty normal, with an estimated 37% of kids hanging out with friends that don’t... Read more

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