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Lessons From the Dark Valley of Depression |
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While this is a difficult subject to share with others, if our journey through
depression can encourage another who is going through it, then it will have
brought meaning and purpose to our suffering as described by the apostle Paul
in 2 Corinthians 1:4.
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Practical Steps Towards Godliness--One Step At A Time |
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Ten steps to help you change your life towards greater godliness.
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Women Teaching Men in the Church |
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Years ago while sitting through a university course on textiles, I had a lot of time to consider why some people should definitely not be teachers. At the beginning of class, the teacher’s face would disappear into the course textbook. She would read every word without coming up for air until the class was over. Three times a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, she read line by line, chapter by chapter, never stopping, never explaining. It didn’t help matters....
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Email to Donna regarding 1 Timothy 3:11 |
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I met you at Grace Baptist retreat last Spring and I finally got to read your wonderful book. I did have a question as you clearly stated we must do. On page 21 of the book [Choices That Lead to Godliness] you mention about Paul speaking to women who wanted to be deaconesses. When I went to the verse this was not clear to me; the entire chapter is about qualifications of the deacon and how women are supposed to act.
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Email to Donna regarding 1 Timothy 3:11 |
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I met you at Grace Baptist retreat last Spring and I finally got to read your wonderful book. I did have a question as you clearly stated we must do. On page 21 of the book [Choices That Lead to Godliness] you mention about Paul speaking to women who wanted to be deaconesses. When I went to the verse this was not clear to me; the entire chapter is about qualifications of the deacon and how women are supposed to act.
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Email to Donna regarding 1 Timothy 3:11 |
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I met you at Grace Baptist retreat last Spring and I finally got to read your wonderful book. I did have a question as you clearly stated we must do. On page 21 of the book [Choices That Lead to Godliness] you mention about Paul speaking to women who wanted to be deaconesses. When I went to the verse this was not clear to me; the entire chapter is about qualifications of the deacon and how women are supposed to act.
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Yesterday, Today, and Forever |
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I’ll never forget the time when my grandfather, who was born at the end of the Victorian age (1895), said to me, “I shook the hand that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln.”
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Yesterday, Today, and Forever |
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I’ll never forget the time when my grandfather, who was born at the end of the Victorian age (1895), said to me, “I shook the hand that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln.”
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Yesterday, Today, and Forever |
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I’ll never forget the time when my grandfather, who was born at the end of the Victorian age (1895), said to me, “I shook the hand that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln.”
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Who Am I? |
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If you have surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, and have a personal relationship with Him, then Scripture has much to say about you.
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Who Am I? |
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If you have surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, and have a personal relationship with Him, then Scripture has much to say about you.
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Who Am I? |
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If you have surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, and have a personal relationship with Him, then Scripture has much to say about you.
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A Brief History of Singleness |
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In the early church, singleness was viewed as a truly freeing and liberating opportunity....
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A Brief History of Singleness |
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In the early church, singleness was viewed as a truly freeing and liberating opportunity....
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A Brief History of Singleness |
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In the early church, singleness was viewed as a truly freeing and liberating opportunity....
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Biblical Womanhood in the Home |
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In 1990 Time magazine devoted an entire special issue to the subject of women. The managing editor's column began....
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Biblical Womanhood in the Home |
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In 1990 Time magazine devoted an entire special issue to the subject of women.1 The managing editor's column began....
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Biblical Womanhood in the Home |
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In 1990 Time magazine devoted an entire special issue to the subject of women.1 The managing editor's column began....
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Hannah: The Faithful Mother |
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Studying the life of Hannah yields great scriptural detail concerning a faithful mother. Hannah first appears in 1 Samuel 1, toward the end of the difficult period of the judges in Israel. That was a time of moral and religious degeneracy and political confusion and distress. With the death of Samson, Israel was leaderless and vulnerable to her enemies, the Philistines. The nation needed a great leader and a great man, and God needed a great woman to shape that man. Samuel was the man, and Hannah was the godly mother who, with God's help, influenced his character.
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Hannah: The Faithful Mother |
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Studying the life of Hannah yields great scriptural detail concerning a faithful mother. Hannah first appears in 1 Samuel 1, toward the end of the difficult period of the judges in Israel. That was a time of moral and religious degeneracy and political confusion and distress. With the death of Samson, Israel was leaderless and vulnerable to her enemies, the Philistines. The nation needed a great leader and a great man, and God needed a great woman to shape that man. Samuel was the man, and Hannah was the godly mother who, with God's help, influenced his character.
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Hannah: The Faithful Mother |
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Studying the life of Hannah yields great scriptural detail concerning a faithful mother. Hannah first appears in 1 Samuel 1, toward the end of the difficult period of the judges in Israel. That was a time of moral and religious degeneracy and political confusion and distress. With the death of Samson, Israel was leaderless and vulnerable to her enemies, the Philistines. The nation needed a great leader and a great man, and God needed a great woman to shape that man. Samuel was the man, and Hannah was the godly mother who, with God's help, influenced his character.
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How Can I Compete with Mrs. Proverbs? |
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Many of us think that we simply can’t be as industrious, as godly, as perfect as Mrs. Proverbs seemed to be. On her own she bought a field. And she did more–she planted a vineyard, helped the poor, clothed her family with scarlet, and worked late into the night. Because of her works, she was praised in the gates (Proverbs 31:31)…
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How Can I Compete with Mrs. Proverbs? |
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Many of us think that we simply can’t be as industrious, as godly, as perfect as Mrs. Proverbs seemed to be. On her own she bought a field. And she did more–she planted a vineyard, helped the poor, clothed her family with scarlet, and worked late into the night. Because of her works, she was praised in the gates (Proverbs 31:31)…
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How Can I Compete with Mrs. Proverbs? |
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Many of us think that we simply can’t be as industrious, as godly, as perfect as Mrs. Proverbs seemed to be. On her own she bought a field. And she did more–she planted a vineyard, helped the poor, clothed her family with scarlet, and worked late into the night. Because of her works, she was praised in the gates (Proverbs 31:31)…
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Wives, Submit? |
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The difficulty of Ephesians 5:22 is not in understanding the rather
straightforward language, but its meaning. Since the patriarchal norms
of the Greco-Roman world, built into the rules and regulations for
everyday life and relationships, clearly demanded a wife's submission
to the authority of the husband, is Paul simply advocating the
continuance of conventional norms?
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Wives, Submit? |
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The difficulty of Ephesians 5:22 is not in understanding the rather
straightforward language, but its meaning. Since the patriarchal norms
of the Greco-Roman world, built into the rules and regulations for
everyday life and relationships, clearly demanded a wife's submission
to the authority of the husband, is Paul simply advocating the
continuance of conventional norms?
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Wives, Submit? |
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The difficulty of Ephesians 5:22 is not in understanding the rather
straightforward language, but its meaning. Since the patriarchal norms
of the Greco-Roman world, built into the rules and regulations for
everyday life and relationships, clearly demanded a wife's submission
to the authority of the husband, is Paul simply advocating the
continuance of conventional norms?
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