by Beth Vice | Jul 24, 2025 | Christmas, Faith, Growth, Holidays, Jesus, The Writing Life, Understanding the Bible
If you haven’t already purchased your copies of Messages from Heaven, or if you want to buy more for Christmas gifts, now is an excellent time to take advantage of a great deal. This is the perfect gift for your friends, family, pastoral staff, work friends, small... 
by Beth Vice | Jul 11, 2025 | Crisis, Depression, Divorce Recovery, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief, Growth, Hope, Integrity, Jealousy, Jesus, Love, Suicide, Waiting
I’m currently reading The Keeper by Charles Martin. Bones, one of the main characters, was sexually and physically abused as a child by priests who had been entrusted with his care. After years of imprisonment in a dark labyrinth of crypts carved beneath the church,... 
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 | May 17, 2023 | Faith, Growth, Hope
How can we stay hopeful and not give up half way through the day, when the road to heaven seems to stretch on forever? What is the goal? To finish well. To please the Lord. To one day rest in His presence and see Him smiling on us in pride and pleasure. Those are the... by Beth Vice | Nov 18, 2022 | Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Growth, Hope, Jesus, Love, Praise, Prayer, Thanksgiving, Understanding the Bible
Have you ever read a passage or verse in the Bible and started to meditate on it, then have the Lord stop you short and give you a completely different message than what you first thought? That’s what happened to me this morning. I’ve just started the Old Testament... by Beth Vice | Nov 25, 2021 | Faith, Family, Gratitude, Growth, Holidays, Hope, Jesus, Parenting, Praise, Thanksgiving, Understanding the Bible
Thanks to a verse from the psalms, I have a new idea on how to start and end each day. courtesy of Luis Quintero, Pexels Thanksgiving is almost here and I’ve been trying to focus on being thankful each day this month. It’s an uphill fight, not that I don’t have loads...