by Beth Vice | Jan 11, 2024 | Acceptance, Crisis, Faith, Fear, Growth, Hope, Understanding the Bible
These are the darkest months of the year and many are floundering emotionally. Including me. I already struggle with seasonal darkness and occasional depression, but right now I’m going through what many believers call a dark night of the soul. We’ve been praying more... 
by Beth Vice | Oct 10, 2023 | Acceptance, Hope, Love, Praise, Words
In “What’s in a Name” from this series, I talked about how wounding nicknames can be, and how we need God to give us new names to give us hope. There was an outpouring of response from you readers. So many of you have been cut down by hurtful words. Praise God for the... 
by Beth Vice | Aug 16, 2023 | Acceptance, Hope, Jesus
I don’t know who came up with the childhood rhyme, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” but they were seriously mistaken. Physical wounds usually heal in time. However, it takes years, sometimes a lifetime, to heal the deep gouges made... by Beth Vice | Feb 3, 2023 | Acceptance, Crisis, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Hope, Jesus, Prayer, Understanding the Bible
He had talked to his mom about Jesus so many times. And every time she said, “No, it’s too late for me. He doesn’t want me after all I’ve done.” It didn’t matter how he pleaded and tried to reassure her God was just waiting for her to accept Him. That He loved her and... by Beth Vice | Apr 14, 2022 | Acceptance, Easter, Gratitude, Holidays, Hope, Jesus, Understanding the Bible
Have you ever felt unworthy of the sacrifice Jesus, the Son of God, made for us? I certainly have. He gave himself freely to be tortured, mocked, and crucified so we could be free from the penalty we deserve for our sins. He did it before we wanted Him, or even knew... by Beth Vice | Nov 17, 2020 | Acceptance, Faith, Gratitude, Growth, Hope, Thanksgiving, Travel
Sunday, October 18 promised to be our best day yet. After all, it’s not every day you get to see gravity work backward and hike to a Bigfoot Trap intended to solve the Sasquatch mystery (built by the now disbanded North American Wildlife Research team)! When he...