Bethany McIlrath

First and Second: Perspective On What Matters Most (Matthew 22:36-40)

Tag: hope

  • 21. BEHOLD: The Unifier

    21. BEHOLD: The Unifier

    Treaties are signed, even temporarily, for Christmas. In families and between countries, the agreement to live in peace for even just a short time is often made for the holidays. People step out of their normal routines, paying more attention to the needy and giving more than any other time of the year. At Christmas,…

  • 7. BEHOLD: The Bearer

    7. BEHOLD: The Bearer

    I have 60 people on my Christmas card list this year. There are more than 10 people to buy for. That’s just Christmas stuff. The Lord blessed me with a new job a few months ago. The more people I get to know there, the longer my prayer list grows. That’s on top of the…

  • 6. BEHOLD: Our Home

    6. BEHOLD: Our Home

    After holiday festivities, you just want to get home. People traveling far and wide for Christmas celebrations know the nostalgia of wanting to get to their own place –or even just the familiar, beloved place they are headed. When Jesus was born, it wasn’t in His own place. But He still had a place to…

  • Love Others

    Love Others

    photo from: everydaywild.com Love your neighbor as yourself. This, we know well, is the second greatest commandment: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law…

  • The Blessing of Endurance

    The Blessing of Endurance

    Photo from: (www.redletterchristians.org) Isn’t it interesting that we tend to count our blessings most when “bad” things happen? It is after a major accident that we are glad to be alive, or post loss that we are grateful for those who truly love us. It seems that we need disruptions to remind us that life…