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Opportunity may not be visible, but it is still there.
Posted on June 24, 2018April 13, 2018 My Faith Radio

The Opportunity You Can’t See Yet

You look around and nothing seems promising. The only way ahead, it would seem, is to keep trudging along. It feels wrong and it sounds... Read more

A silly question and an insightful answer (it's a pun...you'll see...)
Posted on June 10, 2018June 1, 2018 Faith

A Silly Question and an Insightful Answer

It was our first trip away together post-honeymoon. We’d driven all day, stopped to see a friend, and had been on the road for hours... Read more

Posted on June 6, 2018May 18, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Seeing People as People

They didn’t see a man. They didn’t see his pain. They didn’t notice his need. They didn’t care that he was in the house of... Read more

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

Posted on April 15, 2018April 3, 2018 Faith Life of Faith

Spring Starts With a Thaw

Some seasons feel like just getting by. Though God provides what we need, we receive His gifts coolly. Like the frozen ground in winter, we... Read more

Posted on April 8, 2018March 28, 2018 Book Reviews

To Rest or…Is It Rest? That is the Question.

4 o’clock. I weighed the choice in my mind. It had been a long day, and I wanted to rest. TV is a go-to when... Read more

Sometimes hardship lasts longer when we think. When it's not over yet, there is still hope.
Posted on April 1, 2018January 20, 2018 Faith

When It’s Not Over

“The end,” the story says. Script writers know that to successfully complete a TV series or movie, you must wrap up the loose ends. At... Read more

Easter reflection about how no Christian was always saved and how we find our beginning and our end in Jesus.
Posted on March 25, 2018February 7, 2018 Faith

Wasn’t Always

I’ve never met a happily married person who’s always been happily married. I’ve never met an adult who wasn’t once a child. I’ve never known... Read more

Give Me My Due Or Else...a post about doing our God-given duty for His glory, not for our reward or recognition
Posted on March 11, 2018December 13, 2017 Growing in Christ

Give Me My Due or Else…

During one of my experiences working in a school, I encountered a new disciplinary system. Operating under the philosophy that positive reinforcement would encourage students... Read more

Posted on February 25, 2018December 13, 2017 Growing in Christ

3 Ways to Swap for Better Comparisons

Like it or not, life is made up of comparisons. We compare our food choices in order to make an informed decision about what we... Read more

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