Until you are able to value God's Word as it affects the choices available to you, you will not be able to make quality, godly decisions. Some people esteem the Word highly. They feed upon it, treasure it, and keep it in their hearts allowing it to become a part of...
The devil will be happy to remind you of your past failures. "Do you remember when you blew it?" the devil will ask you. And it is true, you have messed up before. The devil - if you let him - will begin to beat you over the head. He will remind you of other...
When I was a boy, my hero was Superman. I often pretended to be like him. Imagining I was Clark Kent, I would get Mama's longest towel, shake it out real good, flip it back around and tie it under my neck. Then I would get up on top of something, usually the chest...
Growing up in East Texas, certain images of manhood were imprinted on my mind, which have been difficult to erase. John Wayne was the stereotype of a "real man" and "real men don't cry" was the phrase of the day. Men back then were rough and ready, never tender and...
If you study the ministry of Jesus, you will see He was a man of emotions, and He was not afraid to show them. Jesus cried with remorse when His friend, Lazarus, died. He displayed infinite tenderness toward the woman taken in adultery. Jesus was moved with...
Instruction must accompany any form of discipline or punishment inflicted on a child, but it should be in line with, and in light of, the Word of God. Read it to them, or allow them to read it out loud in your presence. Let them ask questions, and be sure they...
How do the rod and reproof bring wisdom? First of all, when it is done is key. Proverbs 13:24 says, "He that spareth the rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." Betimes means "early." We could take that to mean early in your child's...
After God created Eve for Adam He gave a command: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh" (Gen 2:24). It is interesting that this command was given before there were any parents on the...
Words paint pictures. But what picture they paint depends not only on the speaker but also on the listener. Unless we listen very carefully we can get a fragmented or jumbled or distorted picture. Like a television transmission, the picture is only as good as the...
Following the prayer of supplication, spiritual worship, and intercession is, what should be, a very natural response—the giving of thanks. In the giving of thanks, we express gratitude. Surely if we ask someone for something and they promise to give it to us,...
It is unfortunate that we live in a world where unborn children are regarded as disposable tissue, a world where media reports of child molestation and abuse are common and child pornography is a highly profitable business. Sadly, it is an obvious fact that a large...
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