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Posted on January 9, 2020December 19, 2019 Faith Growing in Christ

(Non-Bible) Lessons I’ve Learned from Bible Study

If you spend time reading and studying Scripture, you will learn a lot… and not just about key themes or specific commands or the people... Read more

Posted on December 27, 2019November 1, 2019 Faith Favorites

Favorites of 2019

Praise God for 2019, and for all He has in store. I hope you’ll be blessed by some of my favorites from 2019. Maybe you’ll... Read more

Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Bethany's Guest Posts Faith

Help When You’re Not in the Christmas Spirit

We were in a time of transition, and I’d been eagerly anticipating the reliable traditions, stillness, and cherished peace of Christmas Eve. Silly as it... Read more

Posted on December 10, 2019December 4, 2019 Faith Life of Faith

Because God Became Man…

Christmas is the season of celebrating the good news of Jesus: that God became a man to save us! That’s what the angel said: “Behold,... Read more

Posted on December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 Faith Life of Faith

Packing for Heaven

Our packing routine is well established. We grab the green duffel bag, and lay out our clothes first. He rolls them up tightly while I... Read more

Posted on November 26, 2019November 8, 2019 Faith

The Greatest Search  

“What are you looking for?” my husband sometimes says as I wander the house slowly with narrowed eyes. More often than not, I’m searching for... Read more

Posted on November 20, 2019October 24, 2019 Faith

Holding and Held

Thinking of Christ as our anchor, we often picture storms raging. Tossed about in the chaos, we think of clinging to Him. Our hands burn,... Read more

Posted on November 12, 2019November 8, 2019 Faith

Are You Finished With That?

Years ago, a friend of mine shared something traumatic from her past. She ended her story with a question. “What do you think I should... Read more

Posted on November 5, 2019October 31, 2019 Faith Life of Faith

Condemnation vs. Conviction

“That’s the worst,” is the sort of thing we tend to say when someone tells us about the flu, or a car fluke, or the... Read more

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

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