I read LOTS of interesting articles this past week! That tends to happen when I am in a creative low, because I end up reading more non-fiction stuff. Here are the Simmer Starters… How Christianity Invented Children (Pascal-Immanuel Gobry) – With sometimes shocking examples of how people often treated children in the ancient world, this writer […]
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Simmer Starters – May 8, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Literature, Musings, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Writing on May 8, 2015 | 2 Comments »
When “Internet Friends” Become Real
Posted in Musings, My Life on April 29, 2015 | 3 Comments »
As I mentioned in a previous post, a week ago I met an “internet friend” for the first time, picking her up from the airport with her two daughters and taking her home for a week with us. It is a mind-blowing and surreal thing when you meet someone you’ve known for years, but only […]
Is Anything Neutral In This War?
Posted in Christian Living, Musings, Philosophy and Worldviews, Spiritual Warfare on March 17, 2015 | 8 Comments »
In which we take a break from my 1 Corinthians 13 series for some rambly musings. 😛 As you may have noticed, I’m big on the analogy of spiritual warfare. I find it helpful to think of my struggle against sin as a cosmic battle against the forces of evil inside and outside myself. It reminds […]
Love Is…More Than Sacrifice – 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Posted in Christian Living, Inspiration, Love Series (1 Corinthians 13), Musings, Preaching to Myself, Scripture, tagged Bible, Christ, Corinthians, jesus, love, sacrifice, Scripture, study on March 4, 2015 | 3 Comments »
Welcome to my series on 1 Corinthians 13! For the introductory post, click here. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have […]
Love Is… – 1 Corinthians 13 Series Introduction
Posted in Christian Living, Love Series (1 Corinthians 13), Musings, My Life, Preaching to Myself, Scripture, tagged babies, Bible, Corinthians, kids, love, Scripture, study on February 25, 2015 | 3 Comments »
At the beginning of this Valentine’s month, I decided that I needed more love in my life. By which I mean – my lack of love was painfully evident to me. It was evident in how I spoke, thought, and acted every day, particularly toward my little children. If there’s anyone in the world you think you […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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