Cash for Beauty
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 The outlook was dreary as six women discussed the economic state of our nation. Someone asked what we would be willing to give up when finances get tight. Most of us agreed that we…
Read MoreA Good King, A Just Judge
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. Jesus’ words in John 10:10 Sin and obedience both have consequences. God promises blessings for those who obey His commandments (Deuteronomy 28). He promises to bless those in the city and the fields,…
Read MoreParental Lessons from the Gymnastics Mess
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, expose them. Ephesians 5:11 If you have ever wondered if we really need to prepare our children for the worst, the gymnastics world (USAG) has clearly shown us that we must. The judge sentenced Larry Nassar to 40 – 175 years in…
Read MoreWait for It…
But for you, O LORD, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. Psalm 38:15 Wait for what? His answer. There are people and circumstances that I have been praying for/about for years. The salvation of family members, friends with difficult marriages, and others with long-term chronic illnesses, even…
Read MoreTo Read or To Work?
…and aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you…1 Thessalonians 4:11 It used to infuriate me that I could be cleaning, preparing meals, or doing laundry while my husband sat and read. In my mind (and upbringing) reading wasn’t “busy,” reading was a…
Read MoreChanging Perspective on Hard Times
He drew me up from a pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. Psalm 40:2 In this life, I will not know “why” things happened as they did or how God was glorified in details I never saw. That knowledge may never…
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