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  • A Baby for Christmas
    Tuesday, December 17th, 2019     Beth Ziarnik     Start the Conversation

    A baby for Christmas ... one of my favorite Christmas stories but the last thing our family had in mind that Christmas morning. My younger brother, two sisters, and I waited anxiously just inside the door to our parents' bedroom until our sleepy dad rolled over and smiled. "Okay," he said. Our Race to Christmas Wonderland We scrambled downstairs to see what wonders waited under the Christmas tree. We halted at the foot of the… Read More

  • The Incredible Power of Memory
    Tuesday, May 10th, 2016     Beth Ziarnik     Start the Conversation

    Today I walked in the rain, sheltered by my big black umbrella and enjoying a brief time with the Lord in my corner of his creation. My walk took me a half-mile down our country road to Lake Winnebago. I smiled as I discovered deep blue violets and graceful wild geraniums growing along the roadside. During the months of May in my childhood, I picked bouquets of these pretty blossoms and other wildflowers to delight… Read More

  • Forgiven by God
    Thursday, March 24th, 2016     Beth Ziarnik     Start the Conversation

    Evening in Jerusalem closed around Jesus as he shared a last meal with his disciples in the Upper Room. When supper was nearly over, he took a cup of wine and announced God's new covenant to save them--"an agreement sealed with the blood I will pour out for you" (Luke 22:20, New Living Translation). No longer would sins be forgiven by sacrificing blemish-free lambs, goats, and bulls to God. God's new covenant would soon be… Read More

  • God’s Care in Frightening Circumstances
    Wednesday, March 9th, 2016     Beth Ziarnik     2 Comments

    As soon as my husband left for his out-of-town seminar, I hopped in my car to shop for Mom's birthday gift. Five miles up the road, my little red Saab accelerated on its own. I pressed the brakes. It slowed, but the moment I let up, my car shot ahead with a vengeance! All thoughts of shopping fled as I headed straight for the garage that serviced our cars. Closed. "What now, Lord?" A desire… Read More