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Posted on July 26, 2017July 19, 2017 Book Reviews

God’s Reverberating Word

“Sola Scriptura.” I remember reading the phrase (Scripture alone) in High School as our history books tackled the reformation. The concept was mentioned briefly as... Read more

Posted on July 23, 2017July 19, 2017 Loving Others My Faith Radio

4 Things to Ask Yourself Before You Give That Advice

I had a problem. I called up a friend and in the midst of our chatting I determined to act on the words of Proverbs... Read more

Posted on July 19, 2017July 5, 2017 Book Reviews

A Reality Check on Fear: Book Giveaway!

It may seem a little strange for me to review a book written for moms. The 10 pounds of fur snoozing next to me is... Read more

Posted on July 16, 2017June 21, 2017 Loving Others

Stop Apologizing for Your Joy

I was eating chocolate, wiggling around, singing out loud, and beaming early that morning. A simple answered prayer had me celebrating with the Lord, bursting... Read more

Posted on July 2, 2017June 7, 2017 Growing in Christ

Don’t Miss the Dreams Already Come True

Once upon a hyper-proactive day, I wrote up a list of components of my dream job. In my mind, I sketched out exactly what the... Read more

Posted on June 25, 2017June 17, 2017 Faith Life of Faith

In Case You Thought There Wasn’t Enough

A massive crowd gathers and listens to lectures for hours. As the hour gets later and later, they begin to get hungry. You have just... Read more

Posted on June 18, 2017June 17, 2017 Faith

The Promise of Presence

A promise. Several generations passed. 400 years of captivity. 40 years wandering the desert. The Promised Land in sight, then out of sight, then in... Read more

Posted on June 4, 2017May 10, 2017 Faith Growing in Christ

The Instrument’s Purpose

Whew. What a flute. What a paintbrush. What a keyboard! …Said no one awed in a concert, enjoying an art show, or mesmerized by a... Read more

Posted on May 27, 2017May 27, 2017 Bethany's Guest Posts

Watch for the Bait and Switch

Pauls’ words in Romans 7:15 about struggling with sin nature echo in our ears: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want... Read more

Posted on May 21, 2017May 3, 2017 Faith Growing in Christ

Making Molehills Out of Mountains

We build our molehills into mountains. We heap on worry and doubt. Carefully balancing the worst case scenarios we conjure up, we suspend them on... Read more

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