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Posted on August 19, 2018July 20, 2018 Growing in Christ

Will It Last?

Caught up in the moment. It’s an easy place to wind up, unaware we’ve veered off course. It’s the kind of host that refuses to... 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 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 April 23, 2017April 20, 2017 Faith Growing in Christ

What Can Separate Us?

Words like those in Romans 8:35-39 tend to come to mind and comfort us in deep hardship, like when facing death, demons, uncertain futures, and the depths... Read more

Posted on January 29, 2017April 7, 2017 Loving Others

Motivation for Long Days at Work

When I’m exhausted by the thought of putting one more second of time into producing something for someone else, to someone else’s standards, according to... Read more

Posted on September 21, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith

Resting With A Yoke On

I’m one of those happy people who gets to work in my pajamas sometimes. My work, however, doesn’t involve sleeping. I have to be awake.... Read more

Posted on September 19, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Growing in Christ

Maybe God Doesn’t Want Your Best

We’re an ambitious bunch. Reach for the stars. Be all you can be. Unlock your potential. This fits with Scripture right? Let’s see… Noah’s greatest... Read more

Posted on September 12, 2016April 8, 2017 Bethany's Guest Posts Faith Loving Others

Equally Yoked Friendship

Ever participated in a three-legged race? Your leg is bound to a partner’s. Then, you’re supposed to run, together, to a destination. I remember the... Read more

Posted on July 12, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith In ___ We Trust {Series} Word Studies

Word of the Week: Works

Solomon declared that all of his works brought only vanity and vexation. He drew for us the conclusion that none of our works are meaningful... Read more

Posted on July 11, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Guest Posts In ___ We Trust {Series}

In Jobs We Trust

{The ninth installment in the In ____We Trust Series} Grateful to have Ashlee' Perry here today. A courageous writer and serious student of the Word,... Read more

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