Becky Toews
Serving in ministry for over thirty years, Becky Toews has studied the Bible extensively, including tutelage under the late Dr. Francis Schaeffer in Switzerland in 1977. As a pastor’s wife and mother of two, she understands what inspires people and what their struggles are. She is an instructor with Homeschool Academic Teaching Support (HATS) and serves as adjunct professor of English Composition and Public Speaking at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, PA. Becky has a widespread speaking ministry that includes various women’s conferences, churches, retreats, and university fellowships in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. She also conducts public-speaking workshops at youth conferences and is the author of The Role of Women, an examination of women’s roles in the home and church.
Becky Toews received her undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and holds an MA degree in Speech from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. She is married to Chip Toews who founded New Covenant Christian Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1982 and remains the head pastor there. The Toews have two grown children. Their daughter, Bethany, and her husband, Alan Wong, are attorneys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their son Josiah lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Visit her website for more information: www.beckytoews.com
Faith Construction Part 2
Are you confused and not sure what to do or where to turn? Talk to us “Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’” (Mark 9:24) I believe! Help my unbelief! I wish those words—those polar opposite words—weren’t reflective of my own experience with faith. How can both be true? […] Read More >
Go Ahead and Swallow
Take today’s next step: Find freedom today with our online lesson “Finding Freedom” “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (John 14:1) One time I was babysitting for a family in our church and had an interesting experience with their two year-old, Claire. The parents were ready to […] Read More >
God is Faithful
“If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 I recently told someone who worried about being irresponsible, “You couldn’t be irresponsible if you tried. It’s just not in your DNA.” The same could be said of God’s faithfulness. The limitless, unfathomable Creator of the universe could not be unfaithful […] Read More >
God Meets Us
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: God meets us right where we are. http://thelife.com/DailyDevotions/god-meets-us #LifeDevo “…Go in peace.” 2 Kings 5:1-19 God meets us right where we are. To me, that’s one of the most profound truths of the Christian faith. We don’t have to go through years of self-abasement in order to catch a glimpse of Him. We […] Read More >
God With Us
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: God is coming for a visit! http://thelife.com/DailyDevotions/god-with-us #LifeDevo “…God visited his people.” Luke 7:16 (ESV) A number of years ago we received a calendar from missionaries living in France. The December scripture was taken from this passage in Luke 7: “Dieu a visite son peuple.” As I repeated the verse in faulty French, I […] Read More >
Godly Interruptions
Have you chosen the good portion? http://thelife.com/dailydevotions/godly-interruptions #LifeDevo “But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'” Luke 10:41-42 Let’s face it. We live in a culture that thrives on achievement. In our admiration of productivity it’s […] Read More >
Grace Happens
Do you struggle with guilt or shame? Our mentors are here to show you how you can be covered by God’s grace. Come talk to us. “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright […] Read More >
It’s All About… Me? Part 2
“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure.” (2 Timothy 4:6) Self-centeredness usually succeeds because it causes us to center more on what we don’t have than what we have. One of its most insidious manifestations erupts in self-pity. Oswald Chambers wrote: No sin […] Read More >
It’s All About…Me? Part 1
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) We live in a society embroiled in self – self-fulfillment, self-realization, self-help, self-sufficiency, […] Read More >
Jesus’ Kind of Prayer
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Want to know what catches God’s ear? http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2013/09/06/jesus-kind-of-prayer/ #LifeDevo “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.” Hebrews 5:7 Jesus was […] Read More >