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 | May 29, 2025 | Crisis, Death, Depression, Divorce Recovery, Hope, Understanding the Bible, Waiting
The Valley of Achor literally means “Valley of Trouble.” It was named after a guy named Achan. The Israelites had just won an astounding victory in Jericho by following God’s crazy battle plan. He told them to walk around the city once every day for seven days, and... 
by Beth Vice | Sep 3, 2024 | Crisis, Hope, Justice
Two months before I was to get married and move to Tillamook, my boss at the time fired me unexpectedly. He found out I’d gotten engaged and would be moving in a couple of months, so he let me go before I had a chance to give my two weeks’ notice. I was... 
by Beth Vice | Feb 21, 2024 | Crisis, Death, Faith, Family, Fathers, Hope, Jesus, Relationships
My dad died unexpectedly on January 26. I’m missing him. He was 90 and could no longer read, or drive, or teach Sunday school, since his stroke last Christmas Eve. But Dad was back to playing pickle ball three times a week, and lifting weights for two. His sense of... 
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 | Nov 8, 2023 | Crisis, Fear, Hope, Prayer, Sickness
Not long ago, a group of us were talking about how difficult it is to wait—especially in traffic. It’s annoying when some guy in front of you goes 20 mph under the speed limit, and there’s no passing lane for miles! But I learned a fun trick from my sister. Instead of...