Wedding Homily
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled…. Hebrews 13:4a It wasn’t what we expected to hear. The couple being married were a young, godly twosome who appear to have taken their engagement seriously. He asked permission to date, and then to become engaged, from the…
Read MorePatient Love
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 1 Corinthians 13:4 Marriage is a hard thing in which patience can be learned. Sadly, most of us miss the opportunities we’re given to practice it! I met a new couple at a party. We were out in the…
Read MoreIn Control
…for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 I like to be in control. All. The. Time. Like all of us, I have learned, that I cannot control everything. I can control how short my hair is, how clean my house is,…
Read MoreTesting My Faith
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Romans 1:19 My heart sank when I saw it. It was an advertisement for a tanning salon. The young woman in the photo was in a seductive pose with almost nothing on. It was on…
Read MoreThe Newest Shock: Eyeball Tattoos
Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! Deuteronomy 5:29 Eyeball tattoos. I am not kidding. I read an article about eyeball tattoos. If you think you can stand it,…
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