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Posted on September 19, 2018August 28, 2018 Bethany's Guest Posts

Leave God-Room

“Leave room for Jesus.” That’s what we’d tease dating friends who always seemed to want to be close to each other. It was a light-hearted... 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

Posted on March 27, 2017April 7, 2017 Idolizing Knowledge {Series}

Knowledge Isn’t Everything (6/6)

This post is the last in a 6-part series on Idolizing Knowledge. Read the rest of the series here. Knowledge isn’t everything. But knowledge is... Read more

Posted on March 13, 2017April 7, 2017 Idolizing Knowledge {Series}

Knowledge Isn’t All Powerful (4/6)

  This post is the 4th in a 6-part series on Idolizing Knowledge. Read the rest of the posts here. Guest directory info is available... Read more

Posted on September 5, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Growing in Christ

But I Feel…

I can’t seem to say the words without closing my eyes. “But I feel” …like there is no good option. Then, eyes opened too wide,... Read more

Posted on August 14, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Growing in Christ

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 July 17, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Guest Posts In ___ We Trust {Series}

In Planning We Trust

{The tenth installment in the In ____We Trust Series} For open words on life, faith, and the unfailing love of the Lord, visit Carly over... Read more

Posted on July 5, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith In ___ We Trust {Series}

Word of the Week: Cast

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” –1 Peter 5:7 Earlier this week, Liz shared about stepping away from anxiety to... Read more

Posted on November 12, 2015 Faith Growing in Christ Loving Others

Letting “It” Be

Photo from: weheartit.com Moving from a place of resignation to the holy space of accepting God’s sovereignty joyfully and humbly isn’t easy. One of the... Read more

Posted on October 15, 2015 Faith Loving Others

Being Empty Versus Being Emptied

photo from: mymorningmeditations.com Who hasn’t reached the end of a day exhausted, empty, and totally wiped out? We all have moments like that, and sometimes they... Read more

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