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On Wifely Submission
Read more: On Wifely SubmissionThe idea of women submitting to men goes so against the grain of our culture, even Christian women are somewhat offended at the idea of submitting to our husbands. Rather than bucking against it like wild horses, we would be wise to consider God’s intentions behind the command.
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Homebound Christianity?
Read more: Homebound Christianity?I have tended to think of the parable of the sower and the soils (see Matthew 13:1-23) as somehow comprehensive… But the reasons people leave are actually quite nuanced, and often cause for compassion.
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Manipulation, from the Latin for handful
Read more: Manipulation, from the Latin for handfulWe are natural manipulators. We seek our own advantage; we maneuver to get what we want; and sometimes we do it in subtle ways that allow us to feel morally superior.
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Parenting: Locking Children In Towers
Read more: Parenting: Locking Children In TowersYou know, I love my children a lot more than I love my indoor cat. Sometimes I wish I could keep my kids inside too. Why can’t I lock them up like Rapunzel in her tower? It would keep them safe from a lot of dangers, after all.
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Worth The Trip
Read more: Worth The TripRecently my 11-year-old son and I went to the Nashville Symphony. It was a wonderful night! There was one moment though when I almost ruined the whole evening.
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What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Read more: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?We all have dreams as kids. Some are silly and unlikely; some are very much possible. But we all face obstacles in life too…
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I Have Been Young And Now Am Old
Read more: I Have Been Young And Now Am OldWhen the psalmist wrote in Psalm 37:25, “I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,” he didn’t mean he had never seen the righteous suffer. Suffering and being forsaken are not the same thing.
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An Engineering Marvel
Read more: An Engineering MarvelFrom the deceptively simple splitting of a single-celled amoeba to the rotation of the earth around the sun, God’s systems are perfectly designed and boggle the human mind. But perhaps His greatest engineering masterpiece is….
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The Case For Marriage
Read more: The Case For MarriageThe current generation of young adults sees marriage as something to avoid. And we did it to them.