BY the WAY Bethany Baptist Church Women’S Ministries Newsletter
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BY THE WAY Bethany Baptist Church Women’s Ministries Newsletter Beauty and the Least Two children are in the smile at children who are in my place of work or my same room. Both are three “cute,” and I am irritated church…would I notice Him? Volume 1, Issue 2 years old. Both are the same with children who are not. Would I be indifferent size. God has handcrafted Sometimes I let a well- toward Him? Isaiah 53:2 says October 2005 both of them. However, groomed person go ahead that “He had no beauty or childcare workers fawn all of me in the grocery store majesty to attract us to him, Inside this issue: over one child and leave the checkout line when I nothing in his appearance From Homebody To 2 other child to entertain wouldn’t let a not-so-well- that we should desire him.” Heathrow herself. Why? groomed person do so. If one day Jesus showed up at Bad Hair Days 3 Two new women enter an Unfortunately, I do not my work or church and I Adult Bible Class. One think I am alone in my didn’t know it was He, I’m woman is greeted warmly prejudice. afraid I probably wouldn’t The College Transition 4 and invited into In God’s Word, James treat Him very well based on conversation. The other is speaks about the problem of the above description of His Book & Movie Reviews 6 left to stand to the side and believers showing appearance. That is a very, nervously twiddle her favoritism. He says, “My very sobering thought. In The Kitchen 7 thumbs. Why? brothers, as believers in our As Christians, we must pay Why? Because society tells glorious Lord Jesus Christ, closer attention to how we The Truth About Bone 8 us that looks are everything. don’t show favoritism. treat people. Do we show Health And the looks of the Suppose a man comes into favoritism in any way? Jesus neglected child and the your meeting wearing a gold Christ has shown up at our Leaving A Legacy 9 lonely woman did not ring and fine clothes, and a places of work and our measure up. poor man in shabby clothes church. He has shown up in Spotlight On MOPS 10 As a Christian, I would also comes in. If you show the forms of people whom like to believe that I would special attention to the man we are tempted to ignore— Applying James 1:27 11 have treated both children wearing fine clothes and the people we are least and both women in the say, ‘Here’s a good seat for interested in getting to know. Trunk Or Treat, Help Insert above situations the same. I you,’ but say to the poor However, Christ has said, Wanted, Bulletin Board, don’t want to believe that I man, ‘You stand there’ or “Whatever you did for one Cleaning Q&A treat people differently ‘Sit on the floor by my feet,’ of the least of these brothers based on the way they look. have you not discriminated of mine, you did for I want to believe that I treat among yourselves and me” (Matthew 25:40). Let’s everyone the same, whether become judges with evil treat everyone the way we “I wonder how I or not they are considered thoughts?…if you show would treat Christ. beautiful by the world’s favoritism, you sin…” (James would respond if standards. But as I examine 2:1-4, 9) I don’t know Beth Robinson has been attending Bethany about you, but I am for 1 year and is married to Dave Robinson. Jesus showed up in my everyday actions, they She teaches sixth grade at PCS and enjoys tell a different story. definitely guilty of this kind reading in her spare time. my place of work or Sometimes I have more of behavior; I am guilty of my church...” patience with a student who favoritism. is dressed nicely than one I wonder how I would who is not. Sometimes I respond if Jesus showed up Page 2 By The Way From Homebody to Heathrow “Kari, I am going to but surely, increased my in small but extremely London this summer. anxiety level. For example, powerful ways during our Wanna go?” I have learned there are mice that run stay. I learned more about in my 26- month marriage around the church we are dependence on Him than to ask numerous questions staying at, the local markets ever before in my life. Our before committing to sell hanging chickens, and daily schedule was packed, something. My first members of Al Quaida and exhaustion was setting question was pretty have resided where we are in. Each day we would general…Why are you going. Oh, and how about have breakfast at 8 and be going to London, Joey? those two timely London on the go until about 10 at Question #2: What exactly bombings. I began to night. The VBS ran every amounts of love for these is the mission of the trip? realize that, for me, this day from 2:30-6:00, then precious children. I think #3: Where would I stay? #4: trip was going to require a we would eat dinner and if we had our way we would The all - important miracle of God, which is head to the local park to have adopted about six of bathroom question—What exactly what happened. As lead the carnival. The the kids we worked with, but is the shower situation? #5: the departure date purpose of the carnival was we didn’t feel asking their How long is the trip? And approached, God to evangelize, as parents was appropriate. ?? finally #6: How long is the began calming well as to build Without a doubt, my life flight? my nerves and relationships for “I began to realize is much different than To make a long story stirring my our host, that, for me, this before I experienced this short, I ‘committed’ to this excitement. I missionary Tom trip. The little things in life adventure, though I didn’t began to see this trip was going to Ward and his that used to worry me or really believe I was going trip through His ministry. My require a miracle of cause me to get anxious until the plane took off in eyes and realized role at the God, which is don’t anymore. It is a daily Chicago. Joey never that the carnival was to battle to truly cast my cares, pressured me to go, though composition of exactly what organize and but through the England he did encourage me to see the team was not play soccer with happened.” trip, God taught me so this trip as an opportunity a mistake (even the young much about His provision. to serve God together in my part). children. Honestly, every th He does supply us with another country. I thought, July 28 arrived, and night as we walked to the exactly what we need, my heart should desire to before I knew it, I was park I would pray and tell exactly when we need it. be with Joey even though taking off from Chicago God that I did not have So the next time Joey asks this trip seemed a little O’Hare on my way to the any energy left to play me about a new adventure, crazy for the Homebody of London Heathrow airport. soccer with the kids for an with God’s strength, I the Year. Six hours and fifty-three hour and a half, and I won’t have to ask so many Throughout the spring, minutes later combined would ask Him to pour His questions. (I will still ask our team met every other with six episodes of spirit into me and to about the bathroom Sunday to discuss the Everybody Loves Raymond in energize and strengthen my situation.) cultural differences we mute (the plane forgot to body. It was so amazing to “…be strong and be courageous would face, to plan our load headphones), we see how and when He for the Lord you God is with lessons for the VBS we landed in London. worked. Literally, I would you wherever you go.” would implement, and to Following a short trip on be walking through the Joshua 1:9 discuss the schedule of our the London tube, my feet park to the area where we week in London. landed at Woodgrange played soccer, and as soon Kari Holland is married to Joey Holland Throughout these meetings Baptist Church, my new as my feet stepped on the and teaches at IVC High School. She enjoys working with the junior high youth I learned little tidbits of home for ten days. field, He instantly gave me at Bethany and has a secret talent of information that slowly, God worked in my heart energy and enormous unicycling. Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 3 Bad Hair Days Have you ever had one of something truly IS wrong just hope everything will be those “bad hair days?” A with me! OK until I have more time. few months ago it seemed I We talk some more and My beautician asked me was in the middle of a bad finally realize in one if I was sick. Couldn’t the hair month. profound moment that my same be asked of me if I’m My hair was getting hair dryer – the one with not in the Word enough? brittle, dry, and frizzy all at the bright red coils – was If I’m not meditating on the same time.