Wife Privileges Without Wife Protections A boy steals from a girl’s future husband, and we call it fornication. A woman steals from a man’s current wife, and we call it adultery. Whenever we pursue wife privileges without wife protections, we are stealing from someone. Theft is theft. Historically speaking, concubines had no choice in the…
Month: April 2019
The Unbecoming Offer (Part 1)
“For a million dollars, would you slap your mama?” “Would you slap me for one million dollars?” Years ago, my friends and I would go back and forth asking the simple, but probing question: What would you do for a million dollars? We found out some very interesting things about ourselves and each other during…
Six Keys To Loving Life!
Wouldn’t you like to love life? How many of us want to see good days? While there is no magic formula that guarantees trouble will never find us, here are some practical steps that still have relevance today. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil…
Oh, Grow Up!
Those of us who have a current habit of living will experience this side effect known as getting older! While this is certainly true in a chronological sense, this does not guarantee that a person matures over that space of time. Have you ever run into someone who was an adult baby? Have you ever…
The God of Peace
Do you feel ill equipped for what is upon you? Do you feel robbed of peace? Have you ever been frustrated by going to potential sources of peace that did not deliver as promised? Would you like to know more about a peace you don’t have to purchase? Now may the God of peace, who…
A God To Remember
“Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee” from “Lift Every Voice and Sing” The Word of God is full of warnings and consequences related to the people of God forgetting Him. Deuteronomy and Psalms offer a number of passages on the topic. The questions to ponder today are these:…
Battling Inner Evil (Part 1)
In his study of Proverbs titled Be Skillful, Dr. Warren Wiersbe devotes a chapter to the popular sins of pride, greed, illusion, disrespect, and drunkenness. Conditions like these are not as widely condemned as more overt sins such as murder and theft. Nevertheless, since any sin corrupts us from within, it is wise to not…
Planning For Tomorrow’s Tomorrow!
“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.” Proverbs 13:22 In our quest to become financially free, we recognize God as the owner of everything, including “our” wealth. We also recognize the opportunity to use today’s resources in a way that benefits the…
Let’s Win The Race!
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is…
The Gift of Apostleship
Mention the word apostle, and you may send people scattering in many directions! Without delving into the differing ideas on today’s use of the word, let us consider that there is a usage of the word “apostle” in the historical sense, and there is a gift of “apostleship” that is still alive and active today….
Food for Thought 