Mother/Daughter – Reporting, Not Recommending
Someone once told me that the Bible reports many things that it does not recommend. Here is one of them. It is a repulsive family situation. King Herod has taken his brother’s wife, Herodias, as his own wife. She had a fifteen year old daughter that must have been pretty attractive. Herod has the daughter…
Read MoreGlad Husband Sorry Wife
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. Proverbs 18:22 Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave. Martin Luther. The Bible has a lot to say about how husbands should treat their wives and…
Read MoreMoney Worry
But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 Do you ever worry about money? Like me, do you justify it as not…
Read MoreSovereign Over What?
Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Proverbs 4:26 Sovereign – “One that exercises supreme, permanent authority…” The Bible would end this definition right there. But the Dictionary app I use goes on to say, “especially in a nation or other governmental unit,” with considerably more explanation and examples.…
Read MoreBring It Up
We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. Psalm 78:4 My Pastor: I bet your grandchildren love your testimony. Me: I don’t know. They haven’t heard it. My older ‘grands”…
Read MoreInvestment Choices
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, Deuteronomy 7:9 In our family, my husband is the financial investor. He checks his trades regularly and knows what is going up and…
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