I came across a convicting passage in my reading today. I think we’ve all felt a little “zinged” by our consciences when we find Scripture verses like this: “We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the […]
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Grumbling
Posted in Christian Living, Preaching to Myself, Scripture on April 30, 2014 | 2 Comments »
How To Be Invincible
Posted in Christian Living, My Life, Scripture on April 23, 2014 | 5 Comments »
Do you want to live a life free of worrying what others think of you? Free of the fear of making a fool of yourself. Free of the embarrassment of making apologies. Free of the shame of admitting you were wrong. Free of self-consciousness. Free of the gnawing misery of being left out or neglected. […]
Oops. Sorry!
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, My Life, Scripture on April 7, 2014 | 12 Comments »
I don’t usually blog Mondays, but I felt I needed to come out and say this: It was brought to my attention this morning that the painting of the crucifixion in my last post may have offended some brothers and sisters in Christ, due to their convictions on the 2nd commandment. (And it was a […]
Until My Lord Release Me or Death Take Me
Posted in Christian Living, Preaching to Myself, Scripture on April 2, 2014 | 2 Comments »
I often have to remind myself that the Christian life is a life of discomfort. We must be uncomfortable with ourselves, striving to greater godliness and fleeing from our sin daily. We must be uncomfortable with the extent of our knowledge of God, seeking His face and searching His word diligently, even desperately, every day. […]
Further Thoughts on Heaven: The Limits of Imagination
Posted in Controversies, Scripture, The Bubbling Imagination on May 16, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Our church sends out a monthly newsletter, which usually includes articles from other pastors and theologians which our pastor has read recently and wants to share with the congregation. This month’s issue came today, and included a review of Randy Alcorn’s Heaven, which I have been wanting to read for awhile. As I scanned the review, […]
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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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