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Posted on February 8, 2021January 30, 2021 Bethany's Guest Posts Life of Faith

The Surprising Reason God Says Not to Worry

“Don’t worry,” my husband says. At that moment, a hundred scenarios enter my mind as I worry about the reason he felt the need to... Read more

Guest post for God-sized Dreams
Posted on January 17, 2018December 22, 2017 Bethany's Guest Posts

God-sized Dreams Never Die

Someone tell me I’m not the only one! There are moments where the thought that I could die anytime at all strikes me silly. I’m... Read more

Posted on July 9, 2017June 14, 2017 Life of Faith

Lord, Help My Countenance!

Sometimes all our favorite coping mechanisms fail us. Sometimes clearing our heads just makes the clutter in our hearts stand out more. Sometimes it’s not... 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

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

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 July 4, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Guest Posts In ___ We Trust {Series}

In Avoidance We Trust

{The eighth installment in the In ____We Trust Series} Honored to welcome writer Elizabeth Giertz to the blog. A veteran turned army wife, Liz is... Read more

Posted on June 27, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith Guest Posts In ___ We Trust {Series}

In Outcomes We Trust

{The seventh installment in the In ____We Trust Series} Glad to welcome Lois from Waxing Gibbous back to the blog today. A former journalist, Lois... Read more

Posted on June 14, 2016April 8, 2017 Faith In ___ We Trust {Series} Word Studies

Word of the Week: Daily Bread

“Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.” –Proverbs 30:8 Literally, the end... Read more

Posted on November 10, 2015 Faith Growing in Christ

It Is(n’t) What It Is

Photo from: www.armstrongeconomics.com The phrase has been floating around for years. It came to my attention as friends of mine from different circles and walks of... Read more

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