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Gentle Shepherd
On a recent trip, we enjoyed listening to Gospel music as we drove. One song that came on was “Gentle Shepherd” by Bill and Gloria Gaither. What a great prayer for today! Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us, for we need You to help us find our way. Gentle Shepherd, come and feed us, for […]
Beth Mims
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Seeds
Today, I am thinking about seeds. Seems appropriate on the first day of summer, but I am not referring to plant seeds. I just finished watching the memorial video of a dear friend who passed away at 82. Last week, another friend’s son was suddenly taken at age 50. Another friend is battling a disease […]
Beth Mims
Jun 21, 20222 min read
There is a Fountain!
Father, So many are in need today – broken hearts broken spirits broken bodies a broken world. Every phone call, every text seems to bring a new dose of trouble and pain. We struggle to keep going, to breathe the next breath, but life just keeps happening. Needs grow so far beyond our capacity to […]
Beth Mims
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Sorrow
The message of Horatio Spafford’s great hymn It is Well With My Soul has ministered to thousands of suffering souls through the years. One could wonder how such simple words could have such impact in times of great need. Written with ink from a broken heart, these words look beyond the real and devastating sorrow […]
Beth Mims
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Behold
I John 3:1 – Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: Behold! I love that word! While no longer found in many translations of the Bible, I find it particularly suitable for identifying thoughts, events, actions, or people that require attention. It says […]
Beth Mims
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Glory
The heavens declare the glory of God. So must I! Psalm 148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. Isaiah 41:20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. Isaiah 45:18 For […]
Beth Mims
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Two Words
Two words. Ten letters. Words, that when taken to heart, can change hurt to healing, guilt to grace, despair to hope, and lost to found. Eternal and priceless, they are simple, and yet all of Heaven rings with them. They are easy, but they were bought with tremendous suffering. These words offer balm to the […]
Beth Mims
May 16, 20221 min read
The Journal
I love starting a new journal. Blank pages beckon with potential and promise. They invite me to spend time with my Father and to fellowship with Him. This day, today, is no different. It spans before me as hours and minutes to be filled. The potential for joy and fellowship is real, and each moment […]
Beth Mims
May 2, 20221 min read
Unchanging
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Hebrews 13:8 What is trustworthy in this world? friendships change marriages fail people turn goods deteriorate relationships end dreams dissolve hopes diminish How easy to become disillusioned and turn to despair. How easy to allow darkness to take over? When my trust rests in […]
Beth Mims
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Resurrection
On this brightest morn,On this day of grace,Notes of song burst forth,Words of purest praise!For the Lord of all Conquered hell and death,And the grave no longer threatens me! 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a […]
Beth Mims
Apr 17, 20221 min read
Continue On
Do you know what Jesus was doing in the days just before His arrest and crucifixion? He was sharing a meal with friends. He was standing for the sanctity of the Temple, confronting evil. He was walking with friends. He was serving. He was washing feet. He was teaching. He was praying. During the week […]
Beth Mims
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Messy Love- Reflecting on Mark 15
God does not fit into our rules and procedures and committee meetings. We can’t wrap Him up neatly, reach consensus, and place Him in a box. God is about love, and love is messy. Love places the receiver before the giver. It reaches to the unlovely and ungrateful and continues in the face of hatred. […]
Beth Mims
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Spring
Spring flowed in on crests of showers accompanied by thunder crashes. Tired leaves shook from their tenuous grasp on the arms of oaks and joined the cascade into driveways and ponds, gutters and ditches. Night fell. Morning awoke to a new world. Mountains of iridescent green lighted the evergreens. Grasses greened and flowers burst from […]
Beth Mims
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Through it All
I remember a song that I sang as a teenager. Even though I loved that song, I didn’t really understand what it meant. The song, Through it All, was written by André Crouch, and it spoke of trials endured and storms survived. I didn’t fully understand because I had not yet faced my greatest trials […]
Beth Mims
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Coming Again
Lift up the feeble hands that hang Discouraged by this life of pain. Lift them high in praise of Him Who promised He will come again. Lift up your heads and scan the sky. Observe the clouds that quickly fly As sands of time slip swiftly by, And listen for His conquering cry. Look up, […]
Beth Mims
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Lessons from Joshua
I just finished a journey through the book of Joshua in the Old Testament, and it was a journey. Sometimes, people avoid the Old Testament because of the unfamiliar names and long genealogies, and it is easy to bog down in those. The specificity found in the Old Testament books speaks to God’s attention to […]
Beth Mims
Mar 18, 20223 min read
Numbered Days
If the last two years have emphasized nothing else, they have reminded us that life is fragile and fleeting. We have watched as disease and death have taken those we love, and we have sorrowed and, at times, despaired. This truth is not a new truth, however. Life on this Earth has always been temporary. […]
Beth Mims
Mar 15, 20222 min read
On His Heart
God has blessed me with two beautiful daughters, two fine sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. I have other family, but these are my children. They are always on my heart. Throughout each day and each night, their names and faces circle through my mind, and I pray for them. They are precious to me. The other […]
Beth Mims
Mar 10, 20221 min read
A Way through the Wilderness
Father, It is easy to become confused and overwhelmed in the rhetoric of the day. Voices clamor their good intentions while secretly robbing and assaulting the helpless. They call Your name, but their actions contradict Your Word. They point fingers at others to distract from their own misdeeds. Here is what I know, Father. You […]
Beth Mims
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Less of Me
Driving along an Arkansas road early Sunday morning, I watched as the sun dawned its color in a cloudless sky. We passed trees standing as sentinels around fields serving breakfast to herds of cows. Here, fall had passed, and winter had fully come. The bare trees, having lost the last of their autumn colors, stretched […]
Beth Mims
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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