by Beth Vice | Feb 15, 2023 | Church Life, Crisis, Faith, Hope, Prayer
A Place to Stand by Samuel Hall is a true story about a family who experienced hard times in the Oklahoma Panhandle of the 1950’s. Claire, Elmer, and their three boys persist through drought, storm, freeloading relatives, and the grief of tremendous loss. After her... by Beth Vice | Feb 1, 2020 | Church Life
Honest accounting is imperative when taking inventory for a business. How much has been sold? How much has been given away through marketing efforts? How much has been lost through theft or damage? And how much product needs to be sold or given away to make room for... by Beth Vice | Nov 6, 2019 | Church Life, Fathers, Growth, Jesus
We hear a lot of references to the prodigal son. How the Father longed for him to return, watching for him day after day with unrelenting love and devotion. It doesn’t matter whether we’ve literally rejected God and run away from home or not; we understand because... by Beth Vice | Oct 17, 2019 | Church Life, Growth, Jesus
My hydrangeas didn’t produce many blooms this year because I pruned them at the wrong time (You’re supposed to cut the branches at the end of their bloom cycle in the fall). Five bushes managed a total of five flowers all summer. My mammoth white bush did a little... by Beth Vice | Aug 9, 2019 | Church Life, Faith, Fear, Growth, Jealousy, Praise, Prayer, The Writing Life
I had to stop reading after the first line: “We move from the mountain of glory to the valley of need” (Wiersbe Bible Commentary on Matthew 17:14-21). What a concise description of life! Our mountaintop experiences don’t last forever—we have to go home from summer... by Beth Vice | Apr 18, 2019 | Church Life, Easter, Faith, Jesus, Praise, Understanding the Bible
courtesy of pro-church media, unsplashWhen I think of crowns, I think of kings, queens…and Jesus. Words from Handel’s Messiah spring to life, “Who is this King of glory?” That was what came to mind when Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem—symbolizing a king...