Sonshine for your soul
Posted in family on May 1st, 2012
Husbands want to be respected.
God wired ‘em that way.
But until more men start stepping up to the responsibilities of being the household leader that God wants, the respect they receive at home will be less than it should.
And godly wives will be carrying more of the spiritual health responsibility for the home than they should.
I [...]
Posted in personal holiness on Apr 30th, 2012
It used to be that men were the only ones who struggled with porn and reading immoral books.
Like I said, it “used to be.”
Perhaps you’ve heard about the explosion of interest among women in their 40s and 50s toward the above.
One of the fastest-selling books in America, according to media reports, is an erotic book [...]
Posted in Christian service on Apr 25th, 2012
Though it’s rare today in our country, it is still an enjoyable, remind-us-of-our-heritage thing to see hard-working farm animals helping the farmer to produce healthy crops for the market.
Those farmers — particularly those of Amish descent — realize that without those animals, crops aren’t grown and food isn’t eaten.
Their livelihood hinges on having healthy work [...]
Posted in teaching on Apr 24th, 2012
I preached a sermon Sunday that included a reference to Psalm 127:1 that says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.”
The point, of course, is that God is to be the architect, foreman and ultimate beneficiary of our efforts to build an immediate family or a congregation or some other [...]
Posted in obedience on Apr 20th, 2012
Had a conversation the other day with a man who rides his motorcycle on a local toll road yet doesn’t pay tolls.
It’s not that he’s privileged under the law.
Instead, he’s just turned his license plate holder in such a way in order to be obscured from the camera recording license plates of non-payers.
He’s gotten [...]
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