“The printing press puts into the hands of parents a means of good which they may use to the greatest advantage in the culture of their home life and in the shaping of the lives of their household. But they must keep a most diligent watch over the pages that they introduce. They should know the character of every book and paper that comes within their doors, and should resolutely exclude everything that would defile. “Then, while they exclude everything…
Recently, I listened to a sermon by Douglas Wilson called A Sermon to Unmarried Adults. It was fantastic! Many are trying to convince single adults that singleness is a gift. The Apostle Paul said that what he wrote about singleness was by permission, not commandment (1 Corinthians 7:6). He had the gift of singleness. He didn’t burn. He only wanted to live his life solely for the Gospel and spreading it as far as he could. Most singles don’t have…
“Few things are more important in a home than its conversation, and yet there are few things to which less thought is given. The power of communication, which lies in the tongue, is simply incalculable. It can impart knowledge; utter words that will shine like lamps in darkened hearts; speak kindly sentences that will comfort sorrow or cheer despondency, breathe out thoughts that will arouse and quicken heedless souls. “Nothing in the home-life needs to be more carefully watched and…
“How can she make sure that her influence over her husband will be for good, that he will be a better man, more successful in his career and more happy, because she is his wife? Not by any mere moral posturing so as to seem to have lofty purpose and wise thoughts of life; not by any weak resolving to help him and be an uplifting inspiration to him; not by perpetual preaching and lecturing on a husband’s duties and…
“If a wife has in her soul noble womanly qualities, if she has true thoughts of life, if she has purpose, strength of character and fidelity to principle, she will be to him an unfailing inspiration toward all that is noble and Christlike. The high conceptions of life in her mind will elevate his conceptions. His firm, strong purpose will put vigor and determination into every resolve and act of his. Her purity of soul will cleanse and refine his…
“The wife who would always hold in her husband’s heart the place she held on her wedding day will never cease striving to be lovely. She will be as careful of her words and actions and her whole bearing toward him as she was before marriage. She will cultivate in her own life whatever is beautiful, whatever is winning, whatever is graceful. “She will scrupulously avoid whatever is offensive or unwomanly. She will look well to her personal appearance; no…
“The good wife is a good housekeeper. The wife who would be happy, and make her home happy and permanently beautiful must work with her hands at the housewifely tasks which the days in turn bring to her. The foundation of wedded happiness is good housekeeping. In other words, good breakfasts, dinners and suppers, a well-kept house, order, system, promptness, punctuality, good cheer – far more than any young lovers – dream does happiness in married life depend upon such…
Throughout my many years of mentoring women, I have never once mentored a woman in a difficult marriage to manufacture feelings of love towards her husband. In fact, I have never taught that feelings have anything to do with love. When I teach women to love their husbands, as I am commanded in Titus 2:4, I teach them to begin submitting to their husbands, learning what pleases them, serving them, being kind and affectionate towards them, kicking critical thoughts about…
A woman has a son who would love to meet a godly woman who wants to be a wife and mother. He’s having a hard time finding any woman who wants these in her future. Here is my response to her: Dear Becky, I encourage your son to find a solid, biblical church that is teaching Truth boldly and unashamedly. Master’s Seminary is producing incredible pastors. He can hopefully find a church through this link: Find a Church He needs…
Our culture mocks marriage. The Church hasn’t helped any in upholding the sanctity of marriage. In a large church near us, the couple who ran the premarital counseling for over 35 years, told us that when they began this ministry, none of the young couples in the church that they mentored were fornicating (living) together. Now, almost all of them are. The few who aren’t are a breath of fresh air. Living together is nothing like marriage. It’s not “test…