ILL. Someone else sang, "Up in the morning, out on the job, work like the devil for my pay. Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids, work till I’m wrinkled & gray. But that lucky old sun just rolls around heaven all day." ...
Ephesians 5:5-6. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedi...
however, is not outward strength. He’s not going to make us strong like Samson or Arnold Schwarzenegger. No, this strengthening is not for the outward man, but for the inner man – our innermost being (cf. 2 Cor. 4:16 for the contrast). ...
When we are overworked and overstressed, it is easier for us to get angry about silly things. When we don’t give ourselves margin in life, we find it easier to be short and rash with our kids. We often expect a lot from our kids, and discipline and expectation can sometimes come out...
You can't entirely blame parents for who their children become. Kids have a way of sometimes being very different from their biological parents. But we are blessed by being adopted into God's family because God, knowing fully who we are (including our weaknesses, foibles, and sins) wanted ...
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16 The kids were bickering this morning. I was so mad. And as my temper rose, my attitude...
could have happened. To me. If I had been a bit slower, or the truck that hit me a bit faster, the meeting of our vehicles could have caused me quite a bit more damage. Or if the kids in the other vehicle had not been buckled… Thank God this was deemed minor. Because WE are ...
Kids were sent home from school. Universities were shut their doors. Soup kitchens, restaurants, coffee bars and any other large or small gatherings were prohibited. I wondered if they were going to kick me out of my hotel. By Wednesday, I had begun to think the airport might shut down ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year/With the kids jingle belling/And everyone telling you be of good cheer/It’s the most wonderful time of the year/There’ll be parties for hosting/Marshmallows for toasting/And caroling out in the snow/There’ll be scary ghost stories/And tales ...
the enemy. Yes, you’ll find some violent, unhinged extremists who hate others in any group, left or right. But most people simply want a better, safer, more prosperous country for themselves and their kids. The current administration has a path to get us there that is actually working....