Written By Nancy Campbell at Above Rubies Modesty and beauty should go together. Both enhance one another. Modesty does not have to be old-fashioned and drab. Some dear Christian women feel they must wear plain and drab clothes to be modest. But we don’t find this anywhere in the Bible, far from the truth. The Proverbs 31 woman was dressed beautifully in “fine linen and purple.” When Sarah went down to Egypt, the Pharaoh noticed her and brought her to…
A woman in the chat room alerted me that I was on Diply and told me she prayed for me. I had never heard of this site before but found it easily. It’s not a Christian site, but the author of the article wrote, “A Christian blogger is facing major criticism after a Facebook post encouraging women to find the majority of their joy doing housework and submitting to one’s husband.” I am not sure which post he was referring…
Women will frequently write me and tell me that they want more children, but their husbands do not. I have some ideas why men may not want more children. First of all, many wives put their children above their husbands once they have children. They co-sleep with them even if their husbands don’t want this. The women give all of their time and energy to their children and have little to no time left for their husbands. They forget that…
Whenever I teach about wives submitting to their husbands, I inevitably have women bringing up Ephesians 5:21, “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God,” as if this teaches husbands that they must submit to their wives, too. But what does the very next verse state? “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” There is no addition here that states, “and husbands submit yourselves unto your own wives” as much as many women would…
“As schooling becomes more rigid and consumes more of childhood, it is causing increasing harm to children. Many of them are unable to meet unrealistic academic and behavioral expectations at such a young age, and they are being labeled with and medicated for delays and disorders that often only exist within a schooled context. Parents should push back against this alarming trend by holding onto their kids longer or opting out of forced schooling altogether,” wrote Kerry MacDonald in her…
Written and reposted with permission by Michael Foster at It’s Good to Be a Men J. C. Ryle warned, “It is only too true, that thoughtlessly entering into marriage is one of the most fertile causes of unhappiness, and too often, it may be feared, of sin.” A chorus of henpecked husbands and divorced men say, “Amen!” Marriage is full of risk. It shouldn’t be entered into lightly. Many are the victims of an ungodly woman. In Proverbs 7:26, Solomon…
Many couples are in bondage to debt due to college, credit card, and home loans. Most are told that a couple needs two incomes to survive; therefore, a mother can’t possibly be a keeper at home and have a large family. Here are two women who have proved otherwise! The first one is by Amy Dacyczyn, who wrote the book The Tightwad Gazette, which I highly recommend, and the second one is by Tamara Linkowsky. “The change occurred when I…
There’s an ongoing debate among Christians on how we are to influence the culture for good. Are we to march in protest, speak out against all of the evils, petition Congress, use our social media to combat the evil around us, preach politics from the pulpit, or what? I believe all of these things can be used for good, but I don’t believe these are the way to have the greatest influence. The Church is called to be salt and…
“Let your girl see that you love God’s Word more than a novel, a miniseries, a movie. Let her see you read it, study it, learn it, memorize it, apply it to daily life” (Audrey Broggi). Do your children see that your love for the Lord and for God’s Word is the most important thing in your life? Do they see you living out your love for Jesus? In raising godly offspring, this is the most important thing you can…
Recently, I wrote a post about the ease with which homemaking is today because of the inventions of men. As expected, I received many angry comments from women telling me about the things women have invented. There are sure a lot of angry women out there who don’t want to acknowledge and appreciate all men have accomplished! While researching what men and women have invented and achieved (which men win hands down; no, there is NO comparison), I found an…