All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Proverbs 16:2 ESV In other words, you might think you are justified in your actions but God knows your motives. In a time where people are scrutinized for their decisions all day long this little verse brings [...]
Small Group Critique #2: Know when to take a break. Everyone gets busy in their lives. Sometimes people don’t want to come over and just do another Bible study. I think many of us would just love to hang out with fellow believers and try to figure out this thing we call life. Put your [...]
Small Group Critique #1 Know when to shut up. – As an ex-teacher I know that there is always the potential for a group leader to go rambling off on something they have learned or experienced. I still lead groups and it is always a constant struggle for me to shut up and practice listening. [...]
A long time a go there was a woman named Hannah. She worked hard at being a good wife and home builder. She did her share chores and loved her husband. But there was a problem. She couldn’t bear children. In the Israelite culture ,1100 s BC, it was a travesty if a woman couldn’t [...]
I found this add in my wife’s, ‘ahemmm’, magazine Southern Living. What you can’t see in the small print is that teen age girls that eat at the table with their families 5 nights a week are 33% less likely to develop an eating disorder. Now I am not sure the source of this statistic [...]
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