There’s a woman named Jillian on Instagram. Someone asked what right she has to teach biblical truths since she is obese (or something derogatory like that). Jillian answered by saying that she used to make all kinds of excuses for her obesity. It was NOT her fault at all. But now, she admits it was laziness and gluttony, and it is her fault! She has repented for her sins, and now she’s doing something about it. Through intermittent fasting and…
Throughout my childhood, I grew up watching fairy tales such as Cinderella and others that were full of romance and love. I dreamed about this and wanted it for myself someday. During the summer of 1974, when I was 15 years old, I spent a lot of time at the beach with a tall, handsome guy from school. My mom told me that I had to be 16 years old to date, so we couldn’t go on dates yet. I…
Years ago, Ken and I went to a counselor/psychologist in hopes of healing our marriage. He wanted to know all about my childhood and past hurts. In pondering this method and reading a book by Dave Hunt called “Beyond Seduction: A Return to Biblical Christianity,” I can now see why most psychologists and counselors don’t help. Instead of addressing sin in the couple’s lives, they want to find the source of the sin and deal with that instead. Dave Hunt…
In 1958 (the year I was born), my grandpa bought a piece of land in the forests of Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. He built a cabin on the land where we spent our summers with all of our relatives. These are my favorite childhood memories! We had no TV or Internet, so we talked, played, swam, hiked, and just had fun together. About 38 years ago (the year my oldest daughter was born), my dad bought the cabin next door…
Written By Nancy Campbell at Above Rubies Year after year, Noah did the same old thing: hammered, nailed, and kept on building his ark. Bible commentators suggest different lengths of time for Noah to build the ark, but most believe it was between 50 and 80 years of his life! He did not have time to do all the things that everyone else was doing. He just kept on slogging and being faithful, doing the same thing every day for…
From a post by Connie Hultquist titled Do Not Mother Your Husband Dear Wives, I have a bit more time to write, so I wanted to share some thoughts on men of God. Don’t mother your husband. Let him be responsible for his own sins. Don’t be like Moses and stand between God’s wrath and the sinners. Get out of the way, and let God deal with your husband. And how does this work? Quit being the Holy Spirit to…
Jeremy Vuolo wrote in a journal years ago what he wanted in a wife and shared it in his new book, “The Hope We Hold.” This is what he wrote: “Lord, bring me a partner, please. One who is in love with Christ, with a visible passion, humble, meek, willing to forsake all to follow wherever You lead us. Not consumed with money and comfort; A wartime mentality. A servant, strong in faith. Walks consistently by faith. Lover of children….
Years ago, when I was a teacher, I taught in a very poor section of the San Fernando Valley. My first year of teaching was a sixth-grade class. I had one girl in my class who threw tantrums on a regular basis and would storm out of the classroom. She made teaching miserable for me. One afternoon, when all of the children were gone, a gang of guys walked into my room, and I could tell they were up to…
Written By Holly Bennington I am so thankful I get to be a new mama again at 38. I am so thankful that the Lord opened my eyes and heart to His truth about children and childbearing over a decade ago when he showed me (through people, books, and mostly through His Word) that I could trust Him completely with my fertility (which He so perfectly created and blessed within marriage) and His perfect timing, and that it would be…