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Living My Best Life Over 50

All my life, I have been a very active person, participating in all types of sports, including dancing.  Total wellness has always been my number one priority; therefore, I have rarely been sick throughout my life.  My ability to work in a fast-paced environment has always been easy for me. 

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Dixie Diamanti

The Gnawing Ache of Our Restless Discontentment

By Dixie Diamanti– My prayer: “I’ve been in a slump Lord and wondering why I feel bored with my life and finally realizing the One I miss is You.  Interesting because I feel You with me all the time. But You are teaching me that if I don’t take the

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Lynn Mosher

Love Without Hypocrisy

“Let love be without hypocrisy.” (Rom. 12:9 NKJV) Paul wrote that to the Roman church, exhorting them to have a real love for one another. Different versions of this verse expand the meaning… * “Let love be genuine.” English Standard Version * “Love without feigning.” Wycliffe New Testament * “[Let

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Carole Towriss

The Woman Who Ruined Her Son

By Carole Towriss – Arishot sat by the window, her foot bouncing rapidly. The battle should have been over for hours. Her son would be coming home any time now. Arriving to the glory, accolades, honor he always received—and deserved. “You, servant!” She grabbed a helpless girl as she slunk

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Carole Brewer

Mentionable Ministry Mishaps

By Carole Brewer – Putting yourself out there has its risks. The heart is pumped with excitement, the brain is focused, and then, wham! The unexpected attention-grabber turns a well-prepared message into a comedy routine!   Laugh with me as I share some hilarious experiences. Humor is the great thing, the

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Kim Chaffin

Check Your Burdens at the Cross

By Kim Chaffin – Tonight was her Christmas party – an elegant ballroom party, it was a dream come true. The last two months at this job made her feel like her past was finally behind her. The dress and shoes she had borrowed fit her perfectly. However, as she

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Carole Towriss

The Woman Who Lived The Impossible

By Carole Towriss− Elizabeth shifted on her cushion on the floor. For the last five months their house had been silent, as Zechariah could not speak, could not hear. She had no one to talk to and had not left their house. Still, every day she and her husband silently

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Lynn Mosher

Let Down Your Wings

By Lynn Mosher− “And the living creatures kept running and returning, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.” (Ezek 1:14 Masoretic Text) Does that sound like you? Running, returning? Running, returning? Is your day filled with kids’ sports practices or games, errands to run, committee meetings to attend, business

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Sharon V. King

Can You Hit a Slider in the Dirt?

By Sharon V. King – “Life is baseball—the rest is just details.” That’s one of many colorful T-shirt slogans you may see people wearing in the early fall each year. It’s time for Major League Baseball’s Post-Season; and, for those of us who love the game, it’s the best time

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Carol Doyel

Break Up Your Fallow Ground!

By Carol L. Doyel− Are you in a season that you’re not experiencing the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22? I know many Christians who profess Jesus as their savior but don’t seem to have a strong conviction or testimony – they lack fruit. They’re land is fallow

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Amy Layne Litzelman

Finding Beauty in the Process

By Amy Layne Litzelman – “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Psalm 16:11 (NLT) The valley where I live is putting on her fall coat. Red, yellow, orange, and gold. A coat of

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lb50

A Change of Seasons

By Lynn Mosher – “And He changes the times and the seasons.”(Dan. 2:21 NKJV) This time of year, the heat and humidity of the summer season is, hopefully, a welcomed memory and cool breezes and the beauty of the reds, golds, and oranges of fall have emerged. Don’t we all

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Amy Layne Litzelman

Ears to Hear, Eyes to See

By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Ears to hear and eyes to see – both are gifts from the Lord.” Proverbs 20:12 There’s nothing quite like having the pieces of a puzzle come into order. When we see, when we hear clearly, when we understand the significance of a word or

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Kim Chaffin

From 0-to-Irrational in Under 10 Seconds

By Kim Chaffin – Fear can be crippling. It can cause you to lose all sense of rational thinking. I have been in that dark place. I unloaded on my husband out of fear one evening from that dark place. How I wish I could take those words back. Let

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Carole Towriss

The Woman Who Cried Out to God

By Carole Towriss – Hannah blinked back tears as she packed for their annual trip to Shiloh. Her stomach knotted as she considered the journey with her husband, along with his second wife and her children. Life at home was painful enough with Peninnah’s constant jabs, but at least she

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Lynn Mosher

Are You Sonning Yourself?

By Lynn Mosher – “I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin I love that line. Makes me giggle every time I read it. We all want to be somebody, someone of worth and recognition, someone accepted and approved. Some

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Kathy Howard Embraced by Holiness giveaway
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Kathy Howard

Embraced by Holiness Book Giveaway

Submitted by Kathy Howard – I’ve been waiting a long time, but it’s finally official! Drum roll please… My newest book, Embraced by Holiness: The Path to God’s Daily Presence, has been released!! And you could win the book giveaway! Could this Bible study be for you? Do you long

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Poppy Smith

Explore Opportunities: 12 Keys to Making Good Choices

By Poppy Smith – When you DARE TO DREAM, it often involves stepping out into something that stretches both your faith and your mind.  That’s what I did a few years ago and graduated from seminary with a Masters in Spiritual Formation and Direction as a post mid-life woman. I

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Faith
My Purpose Now

Back to Bethel

Originally Posted On: My Purpose Now By Sharon Ruff— Restlessness compelled me to ask, What am I doing? My heart longed to be in God’s presence. But I realized that I had fallen into that common deception of loving and honoring the work I was doing for God more than

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