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The light of summer is joyful, hopeful, and a taste of eternity
Posted on August 8, 2018July 20, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

The Light of Summer

This past winter, we let our car pretend it was a sled as we moved from the east coast to the Midwest. Now, we live... Read more

What if Jesus sent us texts?
Posted on August 1, 2018July 20, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Jesus Text

“buuuzzzz, buzzz.” “Who’s that?” I ask. It’s not my business. I don’t especially care. I’m just being nosy (usually because I’m bored.) My husband’s reply... Read more

Are complacent or content? There is a big difference even though the two look similar.
Posted on July 29, 2018July 20, 2018 My Faith Radio

Differences Between Complacency and Contentment

Where does complacency put you? In short: stuck. When you choose to be complacent, you choose to stay right where you are and settle for... Read more

Book review of High King of Heaven
Posted on June 17, 2018June 15, 2018 Book Reviews

Praise the Most High!

I got dizzy as I crouched in yet another spot and angled the camera again. Though I tried very hard, I just couldn’t fit the... 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

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Posted on May 27, 2018March 9, 2018 Growing in Christ

If You Had a Superpower…

You’ve probably answered the question before: if you could have one superpower what would it be? That’s a fun question, and it’s one that many... Read more

Standing Out and Standing On God's Promises is a sweet thing!
Posted on May 20, 2018March 9, 2018 Loving Others

Standing Out and Standing On His Promises

No vacation will ever beat our honeymoon in my memories. I’d just turned 21. He was fresh out of college and I had one semester... Read more

Help for us control freaks
Posted on May 16, 2018April 24, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys

I was taking a month-long class in Ecuador. We traveled around the beautiful country- even into the Amazon rainforest. There, a few monkeys determined to... Read more

42 Seconds Book Review about how to talk to people about Jesus and like Jesus
Posted on May 6, 2018April 25, 2018 Book Reviews

How to Talk to People

“Christian college,” was sandwiched in the middle of the sentence I said to the hair dresser as she sprayed and combed. We were about two... Read more

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