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Posted on October 29, 2019September 25, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ

What Does God’s Will Include?

One summer, I got food poisoning that set my body off-kilter for months. Crashing on the couch after just an hour of work made me... Read more

Posted on October 15, 2019October 4, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ

Big Small Things

As I looked at circumstances that seemed to swell ominously, I determined to believe: God could overcome them all. The trouble was, as I sized... Read more

Posted on October 8, 2019September 18, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ Life of Faith

Reminder: We Need Reminders!

A friend recently asked me to help her improve her planning skills. I beamed at the request and could hardly wait to share my top... Read more

Posted on September 9, 2019August 28, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ

My Shrug, God’s Shrub

There’s this shrub in our yard. When we moved in, it was bare like everything else. I couldn’t figure out what it was, or what... Read more

Posted on July 23, 2019July 7, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ

Raw Vs. Refined Knowledge

“I know where babies come from!” exclaimed the second grader as his classmates stared. A little girl had asked something related, and this boy could... Read more

What Things Do You Think On?
Posted on March 19, 2019March 15, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ

Do You Think About These Things?

“Bethanyland is a magical place,” I like to say to my husband when he calls me back to reality because I stopped listening and got... Read more

Christian book review
Posted on January 27, 2019January 25, 2019 Book Reviews Faith Growing in Christ

Conviction about Christ’s Call

King Josiah was just about my age when a secretary told him “they found a book” in the temple. Hearing it read, he tore his... Read more

But Jesus and how we're supposed to be different too
Posted on September 30, 2018July 20, 2018 Growing in Christ

But Jesus

There were big things to do. There throngs willing to listen who needed to hear. There were disciples seeking training and teaching. “But Jesus often... Read more

Bible verse about sin and the consequences of sin. Post talks about how sin affects us long after it is done, but God's grace still applies.
Posted on August 26, 2018July 20, 2018 Growing in Christ

When Sin Trails Behind Us

The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. –1 Timothy 5:24 Paul... Read more

Posted on August 19, 2018July 20, 2018 Growing in Christ

Will It Last?

Caught up in the moment. It’s an easy place to wind up, unaware we’ve veered off course. It’s the kind of host that refuses to... Read more

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