By Deborah H. Bateman – Proverbs 31 questions the reader, “Who can find a virtuous woman”? The scripture is talking about finding a wife, but so much of it reminds me of all the hats we as...
Meditating on an encouraging scripture….. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will...
This is a follow-up to Monday’s post about “cutting back on crazy.” Is there something that can help us cut back on crazy in our often-hectic family lives? I once heard Tim Keller preach a sermon on...
In Ephesians 6:1–3, the apostle Paul reminds us that the fifth commandment is the first commandment with a promise- Honor your father and mother so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long...
By Janelle Alberts – Have you heard the one about the man with leprosy? Or two blind men who wouldn’t take no for an answer? Jesus healed them. But don’t tell anybody. That’s Jesus’ punch line. He...
By Nancie Carmichael – The word “Selah” intrigues me. When I was a child, my father would read a Psalm to my brother and sister and me from the King James Bible before we left for school...