The Yoke
By Kelley Benson
Whether you’re a farm person or not, we’ve probably all heard the verse in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” “Take my yoke upon you” has many implications, like learning from Jesus by bringing our passions and desires under control against the immoral and ungodly things of the world.
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Featured Blog: Kelley Benson's Books
The Good Old Days
By Kelley Benson
There’s something about the “good old days” that is comforting. Perhaps it's just because those days connect you with your earliest memories of life. Or maybe those days represent your prime and your glory days. Either way, it makes sense that the “good old days” often thought about with favor.
After all, every moment of our past has served as a single brick to build the lives we all live today, so they’re important. Looking back on the past allows us to learn from the successes and failures of others. Romans 15:4, “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
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By Kelley Benson
There’s something about the “good old days” that is comforting. Perhaps it's just because those days connect you with your earliest memories of life. Or maybe those days represent your prime and your glory days. Either way, it makes sense that the “good old days” often thought about with favor.
After all, every moment of our past has served as a single brick to build the lives we all live today, so they’re important. Looking back on the past allows us to learn from the successes and failures of others. Romans 15:4, “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
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Friday, October 19, 2018
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Featured Blog: Kelley Benson's Books
The Sign of the Tabernacle
By Kelley Benson
Paul said in Romans 1:19-20, “What may be known about God is plain to [us], because God has made it plain to [us]. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
When the Messiah, Jesus, finally arrived there were enough signs out there that people knew to some degree what to look for and where to look (Matthew 2:4-6). One of the most prized possessions in the Jewish culture actually served as a model of the plan of salvation—the Tabernacle (later the Temple).
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By Kelley Benson
Paul said in Romans 1:19-20, “What may be known about God is plain to [us], because God has made it plain to [us]. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
When the Messiah, Jesus, finally arrived there were enough signs out there that people knew to some degree what to look for and where to look (Matthew 2:4-6). One of the most prized possessions in the Jewish culture actually served as a model of the plan of salvation—the Tabernacle (later the Temple).
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
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Don't Forget!
By Kelley Benson
Isn’t it easy to use our own “righteousness” as the standard for all people? The sins we get tripped up on are either “not that bad,” or else we praise God for his grace and mercy; however, with other people it can be easy to go on a witch hunt and ready to speak for God the condemnation their actions deserve. But as Paul said about the false teachers in Corinth, “When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.” (2 Corinthians 10:12). Instead, they needed to consider his words to the Galatians in Galatians 6:4-8, “Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load… Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
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By Kelley Benson
Isn’t it easy to use our own “righteousness” as the standard for all people? The sins we get tripped up on are either “not that bad,” or else we praise God for his grace and mercy; however, with other people it can be easy to go on a witch hunt and ready to speak for God the condemnation their actions deserve. But as Paul said about the false teachers in Corinth, “When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.” (2 Corinthians 10:12). Instead, they needed to consider his words to the Galatians in Galatians 6:4-8, “Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load… Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
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Thursday, October 4, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018
NEW RELEASE FROM MRH
MRH PUBLISHES NEW BOOK FLOOZY COMES BACK
“Stephen’s
first collection of humorous essays, Floozy
and Other Stories, is one of the top books we’ve published and the readers
wanted more,” said Ms. Pru Simmons, MRH associate editor. “Finally, after too
long a wait, we have a new collection of these hilarious stories.”
OKLAHOMA—Many Rivers Harbor announces the
publication of Floozy Comes Back, a
new collection of humorous articles from author Stephen B. Bagley. The book is on sale now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, Lulu, and other
online retailers.
“Stephen’s
first collection of humorous essays, Floozy
and Other Stories, is one of the top books we’ve published and the readers
wanted more,” said Ms. Pru Simmons, MRH associate editor. “Finally, after too
long a wait, we have a new collection of these hilarious stories.”
Simmons
said most of the essays in Floozy Comes
Back had been published in print and online magazines and newsletters and
in various anthologies. “Stephen wrote several new ones just for this book and also
restored a couple of articles previously published in the first Floozy
collection that had been cut by various editors to fit space and theme
requirements.”
“I enjoy
revisiting these essays,” Bagley said. “They’re like old friends. I’m glad to
get to share them again with the readers.”
The book’s contents include: A Tale of Two Goldfish, Spice Boy, Hamlet or Another Four Hours I Won’t Get Back, The Terrible Truth about Women, Tanning My Hide, Congress & Other Monstrous Things, Work in Your Underwear, Taking Aim at Cupid, Needs Something More, Irish Dancing as Performed by Roofers, Pumpkin Pinterest, The Story of the Second Thanksgiving, Getting Lit at Christmas, Much Ado about Carbs, and many other reader favorites.
The book’s contents include: A Tale of Two Goldfish, Spice Boy, Hamlet or Another Four Hours I Won’t Get Back, The Terrible Truth about Women, Tanning My Hide, Congress & Other Monstrous Things, Work in Your Underwear, Taking Aim at Cupid, Needs Something More, Irish Dancing as Performed by Roofers, Pumpkin Pinterest, The Story of the Second Thanksgiving, Getting Lit at Christmas, Much Ado about Carbs, and many other reader favorites.
Floozy Comes Back retails for $16 in trade paperback.
For more information, visit manyriversharbor.blogspot.com.
Stephen B. Bagley co-wrote Undying, a collection of poetry with poet Gail Henderson. He wrote Murder by Dewey Decimal and Murder
by the Acre, both in the Measurements of Murder™
series. His other books include Tales
from Bethlehem, Floozy and Other Stories, and Endless. He wrote the full-length plays Murder at the Witch’s Cottage and Two
Writers in the Hands of an Angry God and
co-wrote Turnabout. He coauthored two one-act plays (“Hogwild” and “There’s a
Body in The Closet”) that were published by Dramatic Publishing Company. His
poetry, articles, short stories, and essays have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Blackbirds First Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight, Blackbirds Third Flight, By-Line Magazine, Nautilus Magazine, Pontotoc County Chronicles, Tulsa World OKMagazine, Your Country Music Magazine, Free Star, Dark Prairies & Deep Rivers, New Journeys & Destinations, the Creations anthologies
2012-2015, various newspapers in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and other print and
online publications. He graduated from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma,
with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He is a member of Oklahoma Writers
Federation, Inc. and a founding member of the writing group Prosateurs. Visit
his website at StephenBBagley.blogspot.com.
ABOUT
MANY RIVERS HARBOR
Many Rivers Harbors, a micropublishing
company based in Oklahoma, is dedicated to helping authors publish and promote
their books. For more information about MRH publications, visit MRH at manyriversharbor.blogspot.com or email
at manyriversharbor@gmail.com.
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